Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality

Antoine-Labelle (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twan labɛl]) is a regional county municipality located in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Mont-Laurier.^[2] It is named for Antoine Labelle.

Antoine-Labelle
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 46°53′N 75°20′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
Effective	January 1, 1983
County seat	Mont-Laurier
Government [2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Roger Lapointe
Area [2][3]
• Total	16,229.50 km2 (6,266.24 sq mi)
• Land	14,976.99 km2 (5,782.65 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	35,243
• Density	2.4/km2 (6/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	0.2%
• Dwellings	23,399
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code	819
Website	www.mrc- antoine-labelle.qc.ca

Subdivisions

There are 28 subdivisions within the RCM:^[2]

Cities & Towns (2) Mont-Laurier Rivière-Rouge

Municipalities (14) Chute-Saint-Philippe Ferme-Neuve Kiamika Lac-des-Écorces Lac-du-Cerf Lac-Saint-Paul La Macaza L'Ascension Mont-Saint-Michel Nominingue Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain Notre-Dame-du-Laus Saint-Aimé-du-Lac-des-Îles Sainte-Anne-du-Lac

Villages (1) Lac-Saguay

Unorganized Territory (11) Baie-des-Chaloupes Lac-Akonapwehikan Lac-Bazinet Lac-De La Bidière Lac-de-la-Maison-de-Pierre Lac-de-la-Pomme Lac-Douaire Lac-Ernest Lac-Marguerite Lac-Oscar Lac-Wagwabika

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Antoine-Labelle community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	36,462 (+3.5% from 2016)	35,243 (-+0.2% from 2011)	35,159 (+0.5% from 2006)
Land area	14,809.85 km2 (5,718.12 sq mi)	14,976.99 km2 (5,782.65 sq mi)	14,969.05 km2 (5,779.58 sq mi)
Population density	2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi)	2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi)	2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi)
Median age	55.6 (M: 55.6, F: 56.0)	53.0 (M: 52.8, F: 53.2)	49.6 (M: 49.6, F: 49.5)
Private dwellings	23,909 (total)  17,839 (occupied)	23,399 (total)	23,139 (total)
Median household income	$56,800	$46,928	$40,301

References: 2021^[4] 2016^[5] 2011^[6]

Historical Census Data - Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality, Quebec^[7][8][3]

Year Pop. ±% 1991 32,019 —     1996 33,904 +5.9% 2001 33,456 −1.3%

Year Pop. ±% 2006 34,999 +4.6% 2011 35,159 +0.5% 2016 35,243 +0.2%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7][8][3]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		34,575		33,630	0.1%	97.3%		485	2.0%	1.4%		140	17.6%	0.4%		320	16.4%	0.9%
2011		34,530		33,590	0.4%	97.28%		495	8.8%	1.43%		170	47.8%	0.49%		275	47.1%	0.80%
2006		34,535		33,445	5.8%	96.84%		455	12.3%	1.32%		115	21.1%	0.33%		520	108.0%	1.51%
2001		32,355		31,605	1.6%	97.68%		405	2.4%	1.25%		95	17.4%	0.29%		250	28.2%	0.77%
1996		32,830		32,105	n/a	97.79%		415	n/a	1.26%		115	n/a	0.35%		195	n/a	0.59%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:^[9]

Autoroutes None

Principal Highways R-107 R-117 (TCH)

Secondary Highways R-309 R-311 R-321

External Routes None

Airports

• Rivière-Rouge/Mont-Tremblant International Airport (La Macaza)
• Aéroport de Mont-Laurier (Mont-Laurier)
• Hydrobase Ste-Véronique (Rivière-Rouge, secteur Sainte-Véronique)

Protected Areas

Mont-Tremblant National Park
Information Centers/ Camp Areas:

• Lac Cache
• Post d'accueil de la Cache

Papineau-Labelle Wildlife Reserve
Information Centers/ Camp Areas:

• Accueil Pie IX
• Benjamin
• Camp de gardien
• Camp du gardien (on Lac Joinville)
• Camp du gardien (on Lac Ernest)
• Caragana
• Corbeau
• De l'Averse
• De l'Hote
• Desaulniers
• Du Sourd
• Entree Benjamin
• Entree Corbeau
• Entree Du Sourd
• Entree Louvigny
• Fascinant
• Flood
• Heron
• Lac-du-Sourd
• Lac-Ernest
• Lac-Joinville
• Lagace
• Leclerc
• Le Mesange/Vieux Foyer
• Letourneau
• Quatre-Temps
• Sept Freres
• Tarte
• Travers
• Wisik/Calliergon/Trille

Rouge-Matawin Wildlife Reserve
Information Centers/ Camp Areas:

• Entree de La Macaza
• Poste d'accueil de La Macaza
• Poste d'accueil de l'Ascension

Zones d'exploitation contrôlée:

• ZEC Le Sueur
• ZEC Mitchinamecus
• ZEC Normandie
• ZEC Petawaga

Attractions

• Armand-Lachaine Covered Bridge [1906] (Chute-Saint-Philippe)
• Exposition de Mont-Laurier Centre (Mont-Laurier)
• Ferme-Rouge Covered Bridge [1903] (Kiamika/Saint-Aimé-du-Lac-des-Îles)
• La Gare Centre of Exposition [1903] (L'Annonciation)
• Macaza Covered Bridge [1904] (La Macaza)
• Mont-Laurier Airport (Des Ruisseaux)
• P'tit-train du Nord trail

See also

Related articles

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec
• Rouge-Matawin Wildlife Reserve
• Mont-Tremblant National Park
• Rouge River (Quebec)