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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
Coat of arms of Pointe-Fortune
Motto: 
La fortune aime les audacieux
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM.
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM.
Pointe-Fortune is located in Southern Quebec
Pointe-Fortune
Pointe-Fortune
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°34′N 74°23′W / 45.567°N 74.383°W / 45.567; -74.383[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMVaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted28 August 1880
Government
 • MayorFrançois Belanger
 • Federal ridingVaudreuil-Soulanges
 • Prov. ridingSoulanges
Area
 • Total
9.60 km2 (3.71 sq mi)
 • Land8.35 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • 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 (TCH)

R-342
Websitepointefortune.ca

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 2011 Census was 542.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Pointe-Fortune, Quebec community profile
2011
Population542 (+6.9% from 2006)
Land area8.35 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population density64.9/km2 (168/sq mi)
Median age44.7 (M: 46.7, F: 42.8)
Private dwellings265 (total) 
Median household income$.N/A
Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2011[5] earlier[6][7]
Historical Census Data - Pointe-Fortune, Quebec[8]
YearPop.±%
1991 413—    
1996 451+9.2%
YearPop.±%
2001 457+1.3%
2006 507+10.9%
YearPop.±%
2011 542+6.9%
2016 580+7.0%

Language

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

Macdonell-Williamson House,[9] which owes its existence to the fur trade and the legendary Voyageurs, is located at the historical boundary marker, which still stands and marked the division between Upper and Lower Canada.

Pointe Fortune celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2004.

Education

Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[10]

Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools.[12]

  • 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. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 50159". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Pointe-Fortune". Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  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 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Pointe-Fortune, Quebec
  5. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019.
  6. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
  7. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
  8. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  9. ^ Maison Macdonell-Williamson House
  10. ^ "Les écoles et les centres". Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  11. ^ "Liste des bassins desservis par les écoles en 2017-2018." Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  12. ^ "School Board Map." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved 28 September 2017.