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Labelle, Quebec

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

46°17′N 74°44′W / 46.283°N 74.733°W / 46.283; -74.733^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionLaurentidesRCMLes LaurentidesConstitutedJanuary 27, 1973Government

^[2]

• MayorGilbert Brassard • Federal ridingLaurentides—Labelle • Prov. ridingLabelleArea

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• Total216.30 km² (83.51 sq mi) • Land196.69 km² (75.94 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[3]

• Total2,765 • Density12.3/km² (32/sq mi) • Pop 2016-2021

11.6% • Dwellings

2,017Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

J0T 1H0

Area code819Highways

R-117 (TCH)Websitewww.municipalite
.labelle.qc.ca

Labelle (French pronunciation: [labɛl]) is a village and municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality. Its large L-shaped territory surrounds Lake Labelle, and the village is located along the Rouge River and Route 117.

Demographics

Population trend:^[4]

Population in 2021: 2765 (2016 to 2021 population change: 11.6%)
Population in 2016: 2477
Population in 2011: 2445
Population in 2006: 2258
Population in 2001: 2272
Population in 1996: 2256 (or 2271 when adjusted for 2001 boundaries)
Population in 1991: 2090

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1362 (total dwellings: 2017)

Mother tongue:

English as first language: 2.6%
French as first language: 94.6%
English and French as first language: 0.9%
Other as first language: 1.5%

Education

Sainte Agathe Academy (of the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board) in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts serves English-speaking students in this community for both elementary and secondary levels.^[5]

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 32796". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 78120". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ ^a ^b "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Labelle, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
^ "About Us." Saint Agathe Academy. Retrieved on September 4, 2017. See Elementary zone map Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine and Secondary zone map Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine - Note that all areas covered in the elementary map are also covered in the secondary one.