Lac-des-Seize-Îles | |
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![]() Location within Les Pays-d'en-Haut RCM | |
Coordinates: 45°54′N 74°28′W / 45.900°N 74.467°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Laurentides |
RCM | Les Pays-d'en-Haut |
Settled | 1897 |
Constituted | February 19, 1914 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Corina Lupu[2] |
• Federal riding | Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel |
• Prov. riding | Argenteuil |
Area | |
• Total | 13.30 km2 (5.14 sq mi) |
• Land | 8.96 km2 (3.46 sq mi) |
Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 172 |
• Density | 19.2/km2 (50/sq mi) |
• Pop (2011–16) | ![]() |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | ![]() |
Website | www |
Lac-des-Seize-Îles (French pronunciation: [lak de sɛz il]; French for Sixteen Islands Lake) is a village and municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality. The municipality surrounds and is named after Sixteen Island Lake (Lac des Seize Îles) with the village situated at the northern end of this lake.
Geography
[edit]Lac-des-Seize-Îles is located about 27 kilometers (17 mi) west of Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts in the Laurentian Mountains. The municipality is rectangular in shape, completely encompassing Sixteen Island Lake. This lake is 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) long and has an elevation of 290 meters (950 ft). Its descriptive name, which was in use as early as 1899 refers to its islands, however is a misnomer. There are in fact eighteen small islands on the lake, although the two smallest have no official name and have been judged too small for habitation:[5]
- Amsden
- Armitage
- Campbell
- Christie
- Cook
- Kuzik
- Cossette
- Gardner
- Hawthorne
- Lebel
- Myers
- Nettles
- Rochon-Charbonneau
- Rodger
- Shetler
- Verte
One of the two unnamed islands is commonly referred to as 'Ile aux Bleuets', although Île Armitage was previously named as such.[6]
The shores of Sixteen Island Lake and most of the islands are developed with cottages, making it a popular summer location when the population swells significantly.[5] Most cottages are inaccessible by land and must be reached by boat.
History
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Sixteen_Island_Lake_1910.jpg/200px-Sixteen_Island_Lake_1910.jpg)
Prior to European contact, this territory was occupied by the Weskarini Algonquin First Nation, and recent archaeological searches have uncovered 500-year old Huron and 700-year old Iriquoan pottery vases, suggesting the lake was possibly a meeting place.[7]
The first pioneers arrived in this place in 1897, coming mainly from Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford and Roxton Falls. The post office opened a year later in 1898, identified under the English name of Sixteen Island Lake. In 1901, the mission of Notre-Dame-de-la-Sagesse was established and became a parish in 1937. In 1914, the Municipality of Lac-des-Seize-Îles was formed by separating from the Township Municipalities of Montcalm and Wentworth.[8]
Pine Lake, located 1.5 km from Lac-des-Seize-Îles, received its first share of summer vacationers in 1907. A post office, identified as Lac-des-Pins, was serving vacationers between 1922 and 1954.[8]
Demographics
[edit]Population trend:[9]
- Population in 2016: 172 (2011 to 2016 population change: -22.9%)
- Population in 2011: 223 (2006 to 2011 population change: 39.4%)
- Population in 2006: 160 (2001 to 2006 population change: -33.9%)
- Population in 2001: 242
- Population in 1996: 184
- Population in 1991: 205
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 89 (total dwellings: 190)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 8.6%
- French as first language: 82.9%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 5.7%
Education
[edit]The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language public schools:
- Morin Heights Elementary School in Morin-Heights serves all of the town limits[10]
- Laurentian Elementary School in Lachute also serves a portion[11]
- Laurentian Regional High School in Lachute[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 33059". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ "Corina Lupu élue mairesse". 9 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 77055". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Lac-des-Seize-Îles, Municipalité [Census subdivision], Quebec and Brome-Missisquoi, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". 8 February 2017.
- ^ a b c "Lac des Seize Îles" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
- ^ "Fiche descriptive".
- ^ "Les trésors engloutis du lac des Seize Îles". 9 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Lac-des-Seize-Îles (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
- ^ "MORIN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY ZONE Archived 2017-09-16 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
- ^ "LAURENTIAN ELEMENTARY ZONE Archived 2017-09-16 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
- ^ "LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE Archived 2010-12-14 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.