Pointe-Fortune, Quebec

Pointe-Fortune
Village municipality
Coat of arms
Motto:  La fortune aime les audacieux
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM.
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted	August 28, 1880
Government
• Mayor	Jean-Pierre Daoust
• Federal riding	Vaudreuil-Soulanges
• Prov. riding	Soulanges
Area
• Total	9.60 km2 (3.71 sq mi)
• Land	8.35 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	542
• Density	64.9/km2 (168/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	6.9%
• Dwellings	265
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0P 1N0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways A-40	R-342
Website	pointefortune.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:

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

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)

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, 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

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions