Lac-des-Plages, Quebec

Lac-des-Plages is a town and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Papineau Regional County Municipality. It is named after Lac des Plages (French for "Lake of Beaches") which attracts many vacationers with the beauty of its beaches.[4]

Lac-des-Plages
Municipality
Location within Papineau RCM
Lac-des-Plages
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 46°00′N 74°54′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionOutaouais
RCMPapineau
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1950
Government
[2]
 • MayorJosée Simon
 • Federal ridingArgenteuil—La Petite-Nation
 • Prov. ridingPapineau
Area
[2][3]
 • Total168.20 km2 (64.94 sq mi)
 • Land150.95 km2 (58.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total548
 • Density3.6/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
 27.1%
 • Dwellings
696
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0T 1K0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 323
Websitewww.lacdesplages.com

History

The community and post office have been identified under several other names, following the name changes of the adjacent lake. It was first known as Lac Rond (Round Lake), Lac Desormeaux (in honour of pioneer Norbert Desormeaux who arrived in the territory in 1890), as well as Lac des Sables (Sand Lake).[4]

In 1950, the Municipality of Lac-des-Plages was formed when its territory detached from the United Township Municipality of Suffolk-et-Addington.[4]

Demographics
Canada census – Lac-des-Plages, Quebec community profile
20162011
Population431 (-17.4% from 2011)522 (29.5% from 2006)
Land area152.94 km2 (59.05 sq mi)152.96 km2 (59.06 sq mi)
Population density2.8/km2 (7.3/sq mi)3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi)
Median age58.4 (M: 58.4, F: 58.5)54.5 (M: 54.1, F: 55.0)
Total private dwellings704673
Median household income$47,829
References: 2016[5] 2011[6] earlier[7][8]
Historical census populations – Lac-des-Plages, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1986 355—    
1991 374+5.4%
1996 380+1.6%
2001 362−4.7%
2006 403+11.3%
2011 522+29.5%
2016 431−17.4%
2021 548+27.1%
Source: Statistics Canada

Mother tongue:[3]

  • English as first language: 5.8%
  • French as first language: 93.0%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 1.2%
Lac-des-Plages

References
  1. Reference number 33055 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 80130 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Lac-des-Plages, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. "Lac-des-Plages (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  5. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
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