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Pointe-Fortune, Quebec

Coordinates: 45°34′N 74°23′W / 45.567°N 74.383°W / 45.567; -74.383
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Pointe-Fortune
Village 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 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 2021 Census was 582.

History

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 village 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.[5]

Demographics

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[6] 2016[7] 2011[8] earlier[9][10]
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%
YearPop.±%
2001 457+1.3%
2006 507+10.9%
2011 542+6.9%
2016 580+7.0%
2021 582+0.3%
Source: Statistics Canada[11]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Pointe-Fortune, Quebec[11]
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

Macdonell-Williamson House,[12] 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 village 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

List of former mayors:[5]

  • 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

Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[13]

Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools.[15]

  • 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. ^ 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 "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. ^ a b "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Pointe-Fortune (village) 28.8.1880 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  6. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  7. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  8. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019.
  9. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
  10. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
  11. ^ a b 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  12. ^ Maison Macdonell-Williamson House
  13. ^ "Les écoles et les centres". Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  14. ^ "Liste des bassins desservis par les écoles en 2017-2018." Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  15. ^ "School Board Map." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
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