Entrelacs, Quebec

Entrelacs is a municipality in Matawinie Regional County Municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada.

Entrelacs
Municipality
Location within Matawinie RCM
Entrelacs Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°07′N 74°00′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	Matawinie
Settled	1840
Constituted	January 1, 1860
Government [2]
• Mayor	Sophie Galarneau
• Federal riding	Les Pays-d'en-Haut
• Prov. riding	Bertrand
Area [2][3]
• Total	56.40 km2 (21.78 sq mi)
• Land	48.71 km2 (18.81 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,054
• Density	21.6/km2 (56/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	13.6%
• Dwellings	1,131
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0T 2E0
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways	R-125
Website	www.entrelacs.com

Prior to February 13, 1991, it was in Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality in the Laurentides region.^[4]

History

The area is part of the geographic township of Wexford, named after a town and county in Ireland, and first settled by Irish colonists circa 1840. In 1860, the Township Municipality of Wexford was established.^[1]

In 1967, it was decided to change the name to Entrelacs, meaning "between lakes" in reference to its position between Lakes Patrick and Des Îles. This name had already been used to identify the post office since 1889, but which closed in 1974.^[1]

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Entrelacs, Quebec^[5]

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	628	—
1996	732	+16.6%
2001	798	+9.0%
2006	952	+19.3%
2011	906	−4.8%
2016	928	+2.4%
2021	1,054	+13.6%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 587 (total dwellings: 1131)^[3]

Language

Mother tongue (2021)^[3]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	965	91.5%
English only	45	4.3%
English and French	10	0.9%
Non-official languages	20	1.9%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates French-language public schools:

• École Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci — Saint-Émile (pavillon Saint-Émile)^[6]

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language public schools:

• Rawdon Elementary School in Rawdon (serves all of the city)^[7]
• Saint Adèle Elementary School in Saint-Adèle (serves a portion)^[8]
• Joliette High School in Joliette (serves all of the city)^[9]

Notable people

• André Gagnon - pianist and composer^[10][11]
• Alexander Julien - musician, member of Vision Eternel^[12]

In popular culture

External videos
A Preview of For Farewell of Nostalgia, from YouTube, Vision Eternel video filmed in Entrelacs on the banks of the Jean-Venne River.[12]

Canadian-American ambient rock band Vision Eternel recorded its 2020 extended play For Farewell of Nostalgia in Entrelacs, where principal band member Alexander Julien resided.^[13][14] Julien also directed and edited a short music video entitled A Preview of For Farewell of Nostalgia in January 2020, the footage of which was filmed on the bank of the Jean-Venne River, near Mortified Studios, where the extended play was recorded between 2018-2019.^[12][15]

Marianne Farley's 2022 drama film North of Albany was partly filmed in Entrelacs during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic.^[16]

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec