Saint-Guillaume-Nord () is the southernmost
unorganized territory in the
Lanaudière
Lanaudière (, ) is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population ( 2016 Census) of 494,796 inhabitants, an increase of 4.9% over the 2011 census.
Geogr ...
region of Quebec, Canada, part of the
Matawinie Regional County Municipality
Matawinie () is a regional county municipality in the region of Lanaudière in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Rawdon. The population according to the 2021 Canadian Census was 55,500.
Subdivisions
There are 27 subdivisions within the ...
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Its only community is the hamlet of Saint-Guillaume-Nord, located at confluence of the Matawin River and Cypress Creek, a dozen miles west of
Saint-Michel-des-Saints and just east of the north-east entrance to the
Mont-Tremblant National Park.
History
The hamlet of Saint-Guillaume-Nord was formed in the early twentieth century, when some thirty lots were granted for agricultural purposes in the geographic Township of Gouin. A mission was established on January 21, 1916, dedicated to St. William (French: ''saint Guillaume''). This name was most likely chosen to honour
Joseph-Guillaume-Laurent Forbes
Joseph-Guillaume-Laurent Forbes (August 10, 1865-May 22, 1940) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and the Archbishop of Ottawa.
Forbes was born on August 10, 1865, probably in Île Perrot, Lower Canada. He was the second of 16 children, and in ...
(1865-1940), pastor at Kahnawake and Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, bishop of Joliette in 1913, and subsequently Archbishop of Ottawa in 1928. After the closure of the Northwood Lumber Company, the little parish went into decline since the soil was of too poor quality to meet the former expectations.
Demographics
Population
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 64 (total dwellings: 153)
Language
Mother tongue:
[Statistics Canada 2006 Census ]
Saint-Guillaume-Nord community profile
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* English as first language: 0%
* French as first language: 100%
* English and French as first language: 0%
* Other as first language: 0%
See also
* List of unorganized territories in Quebec
References
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Unorganized territories in Lanaudière
Matawinie Regional County Municipality