Pointe-Fortune, Quebec

Pointe-Fortune (French pronunciation: ​[pwɛ̃t fɔʁtyn]) is a village municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Ottawa River (Rivière des Outaouais) in Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality, northwest of Montreal. The population at the 2011 Census was 542.

Pointe-Fortune
Village municipality
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
La fortune aime les audacieux
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM.
Pointe-Fortune
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°34′N 74°23′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMVaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted28 August 1880
Government
 • MayorFrançois Belanger
 • Federal ridingVaudreuil-Soulanges
 • Prov. ridingSoulanges
Area
 • Total9.60 km2 (3.71 sq mi)
 • Land8.35 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total542
 • Density64.9/km2 (168/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 6.9%
 • Dwellings
265
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0P 1N0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways
A-40 (TCH)
Route 342
Websitepointefortune.ca

Demographics

Population
Canada census – Pointe-Fortune, Quebec community profile
2011 2006
Population: 542 (+6.9% from 2006) 507 (+10.9% from 2001)
Land area: 8.35 km2 (3.22 sq mi) 8.35 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population density: 64.9/km2 (168/sq mi) 60.7/km2 (157/sq mi)
Median age: 44.7 (M: 46.7, F: 42.8) 44.8 (M: 45.4, F: 44.4)
Total private dwellings: 265 241
Median household income: $.N/A $39,297
Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. – References: 2011[5] 2006[6] earlier[7]
Historical Census Data - Pointe-Fortune, Quebec[8]
YearPop.±%
1991 413—    
1996 451+9.2%
YearPop.±%
2001 457+1.3%
2006 507+10.9%
YearPop.±%
2011 542+6.9%
2016 580+7.0%

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Pointe-Fortune, Quebec[8]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
540
 435 16.0% 80.56% 75 28.6% 13.89% 10 n/a% 1.85% 20 20.0% 3.70%
2006
505
 375 5.1% 74.26% 105 162.5% 20.79% 0 0.0% 0.00% 25 25.0% 4.95%
2001
455
 395 0.0% 86.81% 40 33.3% 8.79% 0 0.0% 0.00% 20 n/a% 4.40%
1996
455
 395 n/a 86.81% 60 n/a 13.19% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

Attractions

Macdonell-Williamson House,[9] which owes its existence to the fur trade and the legendary Voyageurs, is located at the historical boundary marker (which still stands to this day) which marks the division between Upper and Lower Canada..

Pointe Fortune celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2004.

Education

Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[10]

Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools.[12]

  • Soulanges Elementary School in Saint-Télesphore or Evergreen Elementary and Forest Hill Elementary (Junior Campus and Senior campus) in Saint-Lazare

See also

References
  1. Reference number 50159 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Pointe-Fortune". Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  3. "Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)". Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Pointe-Fortune, Quebec
  5. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 5 July 2013.
  6. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 17 February 2012.
  8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  9. Maison Macdonell-Williamson House
  10. "Les écoles et les centres". Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  11. "Liste des bassins desservis par les écoles en 2017-2018." Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  12. "School Board Map." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved 28 September 2017.



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