Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci
Appearance
Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci | |
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Coordinates: 46°14′N 74°03′W / 46.233°N 74.050°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Lanaudière |
RCM | Matawinie |
Constituted | January 1, 1950 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Julien Alarie |
• Federal riding | Joliette |
• Prov. riding | Bertrand |
Area | |
• Total | 262.40 km2 (101.31 sq mi) |
• Land | 248.58 km2 (95.98 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,097 |
• Density | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 21.2% |
• Dwellings | 1,206 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Highways | R-125 R-347 |
Website | www.municipalite notredamedelamerci.com |
Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.
Demographics
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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 619 (total dwellings: 1206)
Language
[edit]Mother tongue:[5]
- English as first language: 2.7%
- French as first language: 93.2%
- English and French as first language: 0.9%
- Other as first language: 2.7%
Education
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Commission scolaire des Samares operates Francophone public schools:
- Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci — Saint-Émile (pavillon Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci)[6]
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:
- Rawdon Elementary School in Rawdon[7]
- Joliette High School in Joliette[8]
Notable people
[edit]- Ray Daviault ,(1934–2020) Former MLB pitcher for the New York Mets.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 44844". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 62055". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci census profile
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ^ Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci community profile
- ^ "Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci — Saint-Émile (pavillon Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci) Archived 2017-09-23 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
- ^ "Rawdon Elementary Archived 2017-09-17 at the Wayback Machine" Zone Map. Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
- ^ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5 Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.