La Conception

La Conception (French pronunciation: [la kɔ̃sɛpsjɔ̃]) is a village and municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.

La Conception
Municipality
Village of La Conception
Motto:  La nature... paisible
Location within Les Laurentides RCM.
La Conception Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°09′N 74°42′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	Les Laurentides
Constituted	January 1, 1882
Government [2]
• Mayor	Maurice Plouffe
• Federal riding	Laurentides—Labelle
• Prov. riding	Labelle
Area [2][3]
• Total	140.50 km2 (54.25 sq mi)
• Land	127.37 km2 (49.18 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,527
• Density	9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	14.2%
• Dwellings	1,229
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0T 1M0
Area code	819
Highways	R-117 (TCH)
Website	www.municipalite .laconception.qc.ca

Demographics

Population trend:^[4]

• Population in 2021: 1527 (2016 to 2021 population change: 14.2%)
• Population in 2016: 1337
• Population in 2011: 1287
• Population in 2006: 1283
• Population in 2001: 1050
• Population in 1996: 917
• Population in 1991: 695
• Population in 1986: 664
• Population in 1981: 646
• Population in 1976: 535
• Population in 1971: 546
• Population in 1966: 488
• Population in 1961: 541
• Population in 1956: 595
• Population in 1951: 631
• Population in 1941: 629
• Population in 1931: 628
• Population in 1921: 602
• Population in 1911: 641
• Population in 1901: 519
• Population in 1891: 736

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 743 (total dwellings: 1229)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 6.5%
• French as first language: 89.9%
• English and French as first language: 0.7%
• Other as first language: 2.3%

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]

La Conception, being part of Quebec, follows the provincial education system of Quebec. This system includes both French-language and English-language schools.

In Quebec, primary education typically covers grades 1 to 6, while secondary education covers grades 7 to 11. These schools are generally publicly funded and administered by school boards.

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 33244". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 78115". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
5. "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.