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Pointe-Fortune
Coat of arms of Pointe-Fortune
Motto: 
La fortune aime les audacieux
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM.
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM.
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMVaudreuil-Soulanges
ConstitutedAugust 28, 1880
Government
 • MayorJean-Pierre Daoust
 • Federal ridingVaudreuil-Soulanges
 • Prov. ridingSoulanges
Area
 • Total
9.60 km2 (3.71 sq mi)
 • Land8.35 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total
542
 • Density64.9/km2 (168/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 6.9%
 • Dwellings
265
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways
A-40

R-342
Websitepointefortune.ca

Pointe-Fortune is a village municipality in southwestern Quebec on the Ottawa River (Rivière des Outaouais) in Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality, northwest of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 542.

Demographics

Population

Population trend[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 542 Increase 6.9%
2006 507 Increase 10.9%
2001 457 Increase 1.3%
1996 451 Increase 9.2%
1991 413 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 375 74.26%
English only 105 20.79%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 25 4.95%

Attractions

Macdonell-Williamson House,[7] 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Pointe-Fortune
  2. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)
  3. ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Pointe-Fortune, Quebec
  4. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 50159". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Pointe-Fortune, Quebec
  7. ^ Maison Macdonell-Williamson House