Sainte-Anne-du-Lac () is a municipality and village in the
Laurentides
The Laurentides (, ) is a region of Quebec. While it is often called the Laurentians in English, the region includes only part of the Laurentian Mountains. It has a total land area of and its population was 589,400 inhabitants as of the 2016 C ...
region of Quebec, Canada, part of the
Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality
Antoine-Labelle () is a regional county municipality located in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Mont-Laurier. It is named for Antoine Labelle.
Subdivisions
There are 28 subdivisions within the RCM:
;Cities & Towns (2)
* ...
.
Sainte-Anne-du-Lac is the northernmost community in the Laurentides region, about from
Mont-Laurier
Mont-Laurier () is a town and incorporated municipality in western Quebec, Canada, located on the banks of the Lièvre River (''Rivière du Lièvre''), a tributary of the Ottawa River. Known as the "Capital of the Haute-Laurentides", the motto o ...
. The village itself is located at the northern terminus of
Quebec Route 309, on the south shore of Lake Tapani.
History
Settlement began around 1870. In 1916, the Parish of Sainte-Anne-du-Lac was formed, and the following year, the first school was built. Also in 1917, the Township of Décarie was established, and incorporated as a township municipality in 1920. It was named in honour of
Jérémie-Louis Décarie.
The township municipality used to extend to the
Lièvre River, but the south-eastern portion was ceded in 1928 to the then newly created Municipality of Mont-Saint-Michel.
In 1950, the village itself separated from the township to form the Village Municipality of Sainte-Anne-du-Lac.
On December 30, 1976, the township and village municipalities merged to form the current Municipality of Sainte-Anne-du-Lac.
Demographics
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 299 (total dwellings: 422)
Mother tongue:
* French as first language: 95.65%
* English as first language: 2.61%
* English and French as first language: 0.87%
* Other as first language: 0.87%
Local government
List of former mayors:
* Aimé Lachapelle (...–2013)
* Annick Brault (2013–2021)
* Jocelyne Lafond (2021–present)
See also
*
List of municipalities in Quebec
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Designated places in Quebec
Incorporated places in Laurentides
Municipalities in Quebec