Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, Quebec

Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette is a municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Papineau Regional County Municipality, straddling the eastern banks of the Du Lièvre River.

Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette
Municipality
Location within Papineau RCM
Location within Papineau RCM
ND-de-la-Salette is located in Western Quebec
ND-de-la-Salette
ND-de-la-Salette
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 45°46′N 75°35′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionOutaouais
RCMPapineau
Settled1845
ConstitutedMay 17, 1979
Government
[2]
 • MayorAntonin Brunet
 • Federal ridingArgenteuil—La Petite-Nation
 • Prov. ridingPapineau
Area
[2][3]
 • Total117.10 km2 (45.21 sq mi)
 • Land115.49 km2 (44.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total841
 • Density7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 15.7%
 • Dwellings
478
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0X 2L0
Area code819
Highways R-309
Websitewww.muni-ndsalette.qc.ca
Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette and the Lièvre River.

History

In 1841, the Township of Portland, named after the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England, was formed. From 1845 on, it was colonized by Irish and French Canadians, followed by Norwegians in 1860. A year later in 1861, the township was reorganized as a township municipality. A post office followed in 1883. French priests established a parish in 1905, named after the French pilgrimage location Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette.[1]

During the early morning hours of April 26, 1908, a deadly landslide killed at least 34 people while sending 15 homes into the Lievre River including the residence of then-mayor Camille Lapointe. As the river was blocked by mud and land, a wave was sent into the village damaging or destroying several other structures. The toll could have been larger as a few years before the event the closure of a mine forced over 200 families to leave the village. Other major landslides were recorded in the village, twice in 1900 and in 1912 where several key infrastructures were demolished and swept away. A major fire also destroyed a large section of the village in 1903.[4]

In 1966, Portland was renamed to Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette. On January 1, 1975, it was merged into a new City of Buckingham. However, because of public outcry, the merger did not last long. In 1980, Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette regained its municipal autonomy.[1]

On January 1, 2022, Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette was transferred from Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality to Papineau Regional County Municipality.[5]

Demographics
Canada census – Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, Quebec community profile
202120162011
Population841 (15.7% from 2016)727 (-4.0% from 2011)757 (-2.2% from 2006)
Land area113.33 km2 (43.76 sq mi)115.49 km2 (44.59 sq mi)114.30 km2 (44.13 sq mi)
Population density7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
Median age50.0 (M: 51.2, F: 49.2)45.7 (M: 44.9, F: 46.7)47.3 (M: 47.3, F: 47.4)
Private dwellings478 (total)  473 (total)  447 (total) 
Median household income$70,500$52,736$87,509
References: 2021[6] 2016[7] 2011[8] earlier[9][10]
Historical census populations – Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1976 605—    
1981 568−6.1%
1986 624+9.9%
1991 658+5.4%
1996 678+3.0%
YearPop.±%
2001 706+4.1%
2006 774+9.6%
2011 757−2.2%
2016 727−4.0%
2021 841+15.7%
Source: [11]

Mother tongue:[12]

  • English as first language: 6.0%
  • French as first language: 91.1%
  • English and French as first language: 1.8%
  • Other as first language: 1.8%

See also

References
  1. "Reference number 98673 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 82010 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, Quebec (Code 2482010) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. "Un village en plein cauchemar". Le Droit. April 26, 2008.
  5. "Infolettre MRC de Papineau - janvier 2022". mrcpapineau.com (in French). MRC-Papineau. 27 January 2022.
  6. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  7. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  8. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  9. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  10. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  11. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  12. "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
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