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'''Pointe-Fortune''' ({{IPA-fr|pwɛ̃t fɔʁtyn}}) is a [[village municipality (Quebec)|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 [[Canada 2011 Census|2011 Census]] was 542.
'''Pointe-Fortune''' ({{IPA|fr|pwɛ̃t fɔʁtyn}}) is a [[Municipality (Quebec)|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 [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census]] was 582.


==Demographics==
==Geography==
Pointe-Fortune is located on the right bank of the [[Ottawa River]] close to the [[Lake of Two Mountains]]. The locality borders the [[Ontario]] border, near the [[Carillon hydroelectric generating station]]. The municipality is located 65 km west of [[Montreal]]. Its [[territory]] is bounded to the west by the township of [[East Hawkesbury]] (Ontario) in the united counties of [[United Counties of Prescott and Russell|Prescott and Russell]], to the north by the bay of Rigaud, to the east and to the south by the city of [[Rigaud, Quebec|Rigaud]]. On the opposite shore of the lake of Two Mountains is the municipality of [[Saint-André-d'Argenteuil]], in the Regional County Municipality of [[Argenteuil Regional County Municipality|Argenteuil]], in the [[Laurentides]] region.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/search-recherche/productresults-resultatsproduits-eng.cfm?LANG=E&GEOCODE=2021A00052471140 | title=2021 Census of Population geographic summary: Pointe-Fortune, Village (VL) &#91;Census subdivision&#93;, Quebec | date=9 February 2022 }}</ref> The total area of the municipality is 9.54km2, with 8.09km2 being terrestrial.<ref name="mamrot" />
===Population===

Pointe-Fortune is in the [[Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Lowlands]] and its [[terrain]] is [[plain|flat]]. The [[altitude]] is 24m on the shore of the [[Lake of Two Mountains]] and rises to 48m at the southeastern end of the territory. The low ground levels create several [[Wetland|wetlands]] inland. The [[soil]] of Pointe-Fortune consists in the eastern part of a sector dating from the [[Cambrian]] composed of [[sandstone]], [[Conglomerate (geology)|conglomerate]], [[limestone]] and [[Dolomite (rock)|dolomite]] ([[Potsdam Sandstone|Potsdam sandstone]], Brador and Forteau formations) and, in its western part, of an area of [[Dolomite (rock)|dolomite]] and sandstone from the Lower [[Ordovician]] (Beekmantown group and Romaine formation).

==History==
The area was part of the [[:fr:Seigneurie de Rigaud|Seigneury of Rigaud]], granted in 1732 to the brothers [[Pierre de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial|Pierre]] and [[François-Pierre Rigaud de Vaudreuil]]. Around 1750, they operated a [[trading post]] on a point in the [[Ottawa River]], which later became known as Pointe Fortune. The name "Fortune" could refer to Colonel William Fortune who had received a {{Convert|809|ha}} concession in nearby [[Brownsburg-Chatham|Chatham Township]] at the end of the 18th century, or to Joseph Fortune, an early 19th century militiaman and surveyor.<ref name="toponymie"/>

The municipality was formerly called Petites-Écorces and Petit-Carillon (referring to the larger [[Saint-André-d'Argenteuil|Carillon]] directly across the Ottawa River), but in 1851, the post office opened under the English name of Point Fortune (modified to its current name in 1954).<ref name="toponymie"/> In 1880, the Village Municipality of Pointe-Fortune was created out of territory ceded by [[Rigaud, Quebec|Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud]].<ref name=mairesduquebec/>In 2023, the village of Pointe-Fortune became a Municipality. <ref>https://www.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/gazette/pdf_encrypte/avis_juridiques/2329.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{stack|{{Historical populations
| title= Historical Census Data - Pointe-Fortune, Quebec
| percentages =
| shading = off
| align = none
| cols =
| footnote =
| source = Statistics Canada<ref name="scpast">[[Canada 1996 Census|1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census|2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census|2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census|2011]] census</ref>
| 1976 |367
| 1981 |369
| 1986 |400
| 1991 |413
| 1996 |451
| 2001 |457
| 2006 |507
| 2011 |542
| 2016 |580
| 2021 |582
}}}}

In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Pointe-Fortune had a population of {{val|582|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|258|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|283|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:582-580}}|580|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|580|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|8.09|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|582|8.09|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000224 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=August 28, 2022}}</ref>
{{Canada census
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|2021_population=582 | 2021_pop_delta=+0.3 | 2021_land_area=8.09 | 2021_pop_density=71.9
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|2021_median_age=50.0 | 2021_median_age_m=49.2 | 2021_median_age_f=50.4
|2021_total_pvt_dwell=283 | 2021_mean_hh_income=<!-- pending --> |2021_geocode=2021A0005247114 | 2021_access_date=2022-05-12
|2016_population=580 | 2016_pop_delta=+7.0 | 2016_land_area=8.26 | 2016_pop_density=70.2
|2016_median_age=47.9 | 2016_median_age_m=47.8 | 2016_median_age_f=48.0
|2016_total_pvt_dwell=285 | 2016_mean_hh_income=63,680 | 2016_access_date=2022-01-17
|2011_population=542 |2011_pop_delta=+6.9 |2011_land_area=8.35 |2011_pop_density=64.9
|2011_population=542 |2011_pop_delta=+6.9 |2011_land_area=8.35 |2011_pop_density=64.9
|2011_median_age=44.7 |2011_median_age_m=46.7 |2011_median_age_f=42.8
|2011_median_age=44.7 |2011_median_age_m=46.7 |2011_median_age_f=42.8
|2011_total_pvt_dwell=265 |2011_mean_hh_income=.N/A |2011_access_date=2014-02-21
|2011_total_pvt_dwell=265 |2011_mean_hh_income=.N/A |2011_accessdate=2014-02-21
|2006_population=507 | 2006_pop_delta=+10.9 | 2006_land_area=8.35 | 2006_pop_density=60.7
|2006_population=507 | 2006_pop_delta=+10.9 | 2006_land_area=8.35 | 2006_pop_density=60.7
|2006_median_age=44.8 | 2006_median_age_m=45.4 | 2006_median_age_f=44.4
|2006_median_age=44.8 | 2006_median_age_m=45.4 | 2006_median_age_f=44.4
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{{Historical populations|width=60%
| title= <small>Historical Census Data - Pointe-Fortune, Quebec</small><ref name="scpast">Statistics Canada: [[Canada 1996 Census|1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census|2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census|2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census|2011]] census</ref>
| percentages =
| shading = off
| align = none
| cols = 3
| 1991 |413
| 1996 |451
| 2001 |457
| 2006 |507
| 2011 |542
| 2016 |580
}}

===Language===
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!colspan="19"|Canada Census Mother Tongue - Pointe-Fortune, Quebec<ref name="scpast"/>
!colspan="19"|Canada Census Mother Tongue - Pointe-Fortune, Quebec<ref name="scpast" />
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==Attractions==
==Attractions==
Macdonell-Williamson House,<ref>[http://www.mwhouse.ca/ Maison Macdonell-Williamson House]</ref> 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..
Macdonell-Williamson House,<ref>[http://www.mwhouse.ca/ Maison Macdonell-Williamson House]</ref> which owes its existence to the fur trade and the [[Voyageurs]], is located just west of the historical [[boundary marker]], which still stands and marked the division between Upper and Lower Canada.


The Parish of Saint-François-Xavier-de-Pointe-Fortune celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2004.<ref name="toponymie"/> The municipality was originally served by the Catholic parish of St. Francois Xavier, established in 1904, which eventually closed on December 24, 2014. The church was sold and is now privately owned.
Pointe Fortune celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2004.

==Local government==
List of former mayors:<ref name=mairesduquebec>{{cite web |title=Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Pointe-Fortune (village) 28.8.1880 - ... |url=https://www.mairesduquebec.com/mairesduquebec/munic.php?id=1224 |website=www.mairesduquebec.com |publisher=Institut généalogique Drouin |access-date=17 January 2022}}</ref>
{{Div col}}
* John William Crosb (1880–1881, 1882–1883)
* Ernest A. Saint-Denis (1881–1882)
* George Augustus Barclay (1883–1884)
* André Roy (1884–1887)
* William Richard Hunsley (1887–1893)
* Joseph Séguin (1893–1895)
* John Middleton (1895–1899)
* William Brown (1899–1913, 1914–1917)
* Angus Victor Mc Lachlan (1913–1914)
* Eric Galt Brown (1917–1923)
* Joseph Elie Dicaire (1923–1927)
* Joseph Nephtalie Corbeil (1927–1933)
* Joseph Adelard Jean Marie Desjardins (1933–1936)
* Joseph Raoul Lafond (1936–1951, 1961–1964)
* Joseph Héliodore Oscar Labrie (1951–1959)
* Joseph-Paul-Réal Larocque (1959–1961)
* Joseph Wellie Leon Sabourin (1964–1969)
* Joseph Bernard Roméo Séguin (1969–1973)
* Joseph Raoul Juste Gérard Parson (1973–1979)
* Joseph Paul-Emile Roger Pharand (1979–1980)
* Joseph Denis Grégoire Labonté (1980–2001)
* Joseph Roger Gérard Normand Chevrier (2001–2005)
* David Eugene Doughty (2005–2009)
* Jean-Pierre Daoust (2009–2017)
* François Bélanger (2017–present)
{{Div col end}}


==Education==
==Education==
[[Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs]] operates Francophone schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cstrois-lacs.qc.ca/commission-scolaire/les-ecoles-et-les-centres|title=Les écoles et les centres|publisher=[[Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs]]|accessdate=18 January 2013}}</ref>
[[Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs]] operates Francophone schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cstrois-lacs.qc.ca/commission-scolaire/les-ecoles-et-les-centres|title=Les écoles et les centres|publisher=[[Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs]]|accessdate=18 January 2013}}</ref>
* École de l'Épervière in [[Rigaud, Quebec|Rigaud]]<ref>"[http://www.cstrois-lacs.qc.ca/images/documents/2017-2018/Bassins_et_horaires_2017-2018.pdf Liste des bassins desservis par les écoles en 2017-2018]." [[Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs]]. Retrieved on September 30, 2017.</ref>
* École de l'Épervière in [[Rigaud, Quebec|Rigaud]]<ref>"[http://www.cstrois-lacs.qc.ca/images/documents/2017-2018/Bassins_et_horaires_2017-2018.pdf Liste des bassins desservis par les écoles en 2017-2018]." [[Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs]]. Retrieved 30 September 2017.</ref>


[[Lester B. Pearson School Board]] operates Anglophone schools.<ref>"[http://www.lbpsb.qc.ca/content/CSLBP_Carte_2016_v06.pdf School Board Map]." [[Lester B. Pearson School Board]]. Retrieved on September 28, 2017.</ref>
[[Lester B. Pearson School Board]] operates Anglophone schools.<ref>"[http://www.lbpsb.qc.ca/content/CSLBP_Carte_2016_v06.pdf School Board Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921001425/http://www.lbpsb.qc.ca/content/CSLBP_Carte_2016_v06.pdf |date=21 September 2017 }}." [[Lester B. Pearson School Board]]. Retrieved 28 September 2017.</ref>
* Soulanges Elementary School in [[Saint-Télesphore]] or Evergreen Elementary and Forest Hill Elementary (Junior Campus and Senior campus) in [[Saint-Lazare, Quebec|Saint-Lazare]]
* Soulanges Elementary School in [[Saint-Télesphore]] or Evergreen Elementary and Forest Hill Elementary (Junior Campus and Senior campus) in [[Saint-Lazare, Quebec|Saint-Lazare]]


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of village municipalities in Quebec]]
* [[List of anglophone communities in Quebec]]
* [[List of municipalities in Québec]]


==References==
==References==
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<ref name="toponymie">{{toponymie |50159}}</ref>
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://pointefortune.ca/ Official website]

{{Geographic location
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| title = '''Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions'''
| title = Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
| Centre = Pointe-Fortune
| Centre = Pointe-Fortune
| North = ''[[Ottawa River]]''<br>[[Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Quebec|Saint-André-d'Argenteuil]]
| North = [[Saint-André-d'Argenteuil]]<br />''[[Ottawa River]]''
| East = ''[[Ottawa River]]'' / [[Saint-André-d'Argenteuil]]
| Northeast =
| East = ''[[Ottawa River]]''<br>[[Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Quebec|Saint-André-d'Argenteuil]]
| Southeast =
| South = [[Rigaud, Quebec|Rigaud]]
| South = [[Rigaud, Quebec|Rigaud]]
| Southwest =
| West = {{flagicon|ON}} [[East Hawkesbury|East Hawkesbury, Ontario]]
| West = {{flagicon|ON}} [[East Hawkesbury|East Hawkesbury, Ontario]]
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{{Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM|state=expanded}}
{{Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM|state=expanded}}
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{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Villages in Quebec]]

[[Category:Municipalities in Quebec]]
[[Category:Incorporated places in Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality]]
[[Category:Incorporated places in Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Ottawa River]]

Latest revision as of 03:34, 8 December 2024

Pointe-Fortune
Municipality
Coat of arms of Pointe-Fortune
Coat of arms
Motto: 
La fortune aime les audacieux ("Fortune favours the bold")
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM
Pte-Fortune is located in Southern Quebec
Pte-Fortune
Pte-Fortune
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°34′N 74°23′W / 45.567°N 74.383°W / 45.567; -74.383[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMVaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted28 August 1880
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorFrançois Belanger
 • Federal ridingVaudreuil-Soulanges
 • Prov. ridingSoulanges
Area
[2][4]
 • Total
9.54 km2 (3.68 sq mi)
 • Land8.09 km2 (3.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total
582
 • Density71.9/km2 (186/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 0.3%
 • Dwellings
283
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0P 1N0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways
A-40 (TCH)
R-342
Websitepointefortune.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Pointe-Fortune (French pronunciation: [pwɛ̃t fɔʁtyn]) is a 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 2021 Census was 582.

Geography

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Pointe-Fortune is located on the right bank of the Ottawa River close to the Lake of Two Mountains. The locality borders the Ontario border, near the Carillon hydroelectric generating station. The municipality is located 65 km west of Montreal. Its territory is bounded to the west by the township of East Hawkesbury (Ontario) in the united counties of Prescott and Russell, to the north by the bay of Rigaud, to the east and to the south by the city of Rigaud. On the opposite shore of the lake of Two Mountains is the municipality of Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, in the Regional County Municipality of Argenteuil, in the Laurentides region.[5] The total area of the municipality is 9.54km2, with 8.09km2 being terrestrial.[2]

Pointe-Fortune is in the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Lowlands and its terrain is flat. The altitude is 24m on the shore of the Lake of Two Mountains and rises to 48m at the southeastern end of the territory. The low ground levels create several wetlands inland. The soil of Pointe-Fortune consists in the eastern part of a sector dating from the Cambrian composed of sandstone, conglomerate, limestone and dolomite (Potsdam sandstone, Brador and Forteau formations) and, in its western part, of an area of dolomite and sandstone from the Lower Ordovician (Beekmantown group and Romaine formation).

History

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The area was part of the Seigneury of Rigaud, granted in 1732 to the brothers Pierre and François-Pierre Rigaud de Vaudreuil. Around 1750, they operated a trading post on a point in the Ottawa River, which later became known as Pointe Fortune. The name "Fortune" could refer to Colonel William Fortune who had received a 809 hectares (2,000 acres) concession in nearby Chatham Township at the end of the 18th century, or to Joseph Fortune, an early 19th century militiaman and surveyor.[1]

The municipality was formerly called Petites-Écorces and Petit-Carillon (referring to the larger Carillon directly across the Ottawa River), but in 1851, the post office opened under the English name of Point Fortune (modified to its current name in 1954).[1] In 1880, the Village Municipality of Pointe-Fortune was created out of territory ceded by Sainte-Madeleine-de-Rigaud.[6]In 2023, the village of Pointe-Fortune became a Municipality. [7]

Demographics

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Historical Census Data - Pointe-Fortune, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1976 367—    
1981 369+0.5%
1986 400+8.4%
1991 413+3.2%
1996 451+9.2%
2001 457+1.3%
2006 507+10.9%
2011 542+6.9%
2016 580+7.0%
2021 582+0.3%
Source: Statistics Canada[8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pointe-Fortune had a population of 582 living in 258 of its 283 total private dwellings, a change of 0.3% from its 2016 population of 580. With a land area of 8.09 km2 (3.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 71.9/km2 (186.3/sq mi) in 2021.[9]

Canada census – Pointe-Fortune, Quebec community profile
202120162011
Population582 (+0.3% from 2016)580 (+7.0% from 2011)542 (+6.9% from 2006)
Land area8.09 km2 (3.12 sq mi)8.26 km2 (3.19 sq mi)8.35 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population density71.9/km2 (186/sq mi)70.2/km2 (182/sq mi)64.9/km2 (168/sq mi)
Median age50.0 (M: 49.2, F: 50.4)47.9 (M: 47.8, F: 48.0)44.7 (M: 46.7, F: 42.8)
Private dwellings283 (total)  285 (total)  265 (total) 
Median household income$63,680$.N/A
Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2021[10] 2016[11] 2011[12] earlier[13][14]
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 Increase 16.0% 80.56% 75 Decrease 28.6% 13.89% 10 Increase n/a% 1.85% 20 Decrease 20.0% 3.70%
2006
505
 375 Decrease 5.1% 74.26% 105 Increase 162.5% 20.79% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 25 Increase 25.0% 4.95%
2001
455
 395 Steady 0.0% 86.81% 40 Decrease 33.3% 8.79% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 20 Increase 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

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Macdonell-Williamson House,[15] which owes its existence to the fur trade and the Voyageurs, is located just west of the historical boundary marker, which still stands and marked the division between Upper and Lower Canada.

The Parish of Saint-François-Xavier-de-Pointe-Fortune celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2004.[1] The municipality was originally served by the Catholic parish of St. Francois Xavier, established in 1904, which eventually closed on December 24, 2014. The church was sold and is now privately owned.

Local government

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List of former mayors:[6]

  • John William Crosb (1880–1881, 1882–1883)
  • Ernest A. Saint-Denis (1881–1882)
  • George Augustus Barclay (1883–1884)
  • André Roy (1884–1887)
  • William Richard Hunsley (1887–1893)
  • Joseph Séguin (1893–1895)
  • John Middleton (1895–1899)
  • William Brown (1899–1913, 1914–1917)
  • Angus Victor Mc Lachlan (1913–1914)
  • Eric Galt Brown (1917–1923)
  • Joseph Elie Dicaire (1923–1927)
  • Joseph Nephtalie Corbeil (1927–1933)
  • Joseph Adelard Jean Marie Desjardins (1933–1936)
  • Joseph Raoul Lafond (1936–1951, 1961–1964)
  • Joseph Héliodore Oscar Labrie (1951–1959)
  • Joseph-Paul-Réal Larocque (1959–1961)
  • Joseph Wellie Leon Sabourin (1964–1969)
  • Joseph Bernard Roméo Séguin (1969–1973)
  • Joseph Raoul Juste Gérard Parson (1973–1979)
  • Joseph Paul-Emile Roger Pharand (1979–1980)
  • Joseph Denis Grégoire Labonté (1980–2001)
  • Joseph Roger Gérard Normand Chevrier (2001–2005)
  • David Eugene Doughty (2005–2009)
  • Jean-Pierre Daoust (2009–2017)
  • François Bélanger (2017–present)

Education

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Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[16]

Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools.[18]

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 50159". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Pointe-Fortune". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)". Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Pointe-Fortune, Village (VL) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  5. ^ "2021 Census of Population geographic summary: Pointe-Fortune, Village (VL) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Pointe-Fortune (village) 28.8.1880 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  7. ^ https://www.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/gazette/pdf_encrypte/avis_juridiques/2329.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  8. ^ a b 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  9. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  10. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  11. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  12. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019.
  13. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
  14. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
  15. ^ Maison Macdonell-Williamson House
  16. ^ "Les écoles et les centres". Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  17. ^ "Liste des bassins desservis par les écoles en 2017-2018." Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  18. ^ "School Board Map Archived 21 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
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