Mont-Saint-Michel, Quebec

For other uses, see Mont Saint Michel (disambiguation).

Mont-Saint-Michel (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ sɛ̃ miʃɛl]) is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality.

Mont-Saint-Michel
Municipality
Motto:  Vaillants comme nos pionniers (Valiant like our pioneers)
Location within Antoine-Labelle RCM
Mont-Saint-Michel Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°47′N 75°20′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	Antoine-Labelle
Constituted	September 11, 1928
Government [2]
• Mayor	André-Marcel Evéquoz
• Federal riding	Laurentides—Labelle
• Prov. riding	Labelle
Area [2][3]
• Total	145.14 km2 (56.04 sq mi)
• Land	138.16 km2 (53.34 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	581
• Density	4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
• Pop, 2016-2021	0.9%
• Dwellings	382
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0W 1P0
Area code	819
Highways	R-309 R-311
Website	www.montsaintmichel.ca

Geography

The main population centre of Mont-Saint-Michel is located 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Mont-Laurier on the western banks of the Lièvre River. Its territory is characterized by a vast swamp and natural bog. Lake Gravel is one notable lake with vacation cottages surrounding it.^[4]

History

The place was originally called Saint-Michel-des-Cèdres, but it was renamed to avoid confusion with the similarly named Saint-Michel-des-Saints. In 1912, its post office opened, and in 1915, a parish was set up as a mission under the name Saint-Michel-Archange.^[1]

On September 11, 1928, the Municipality of Mont-Saint-Michel was created out of territory ceded from the United Township Municipality of Wurtele, Moreau et Gravel and Township of Décarie.^[5]

Demographics

Canada census – Mont-Saint-Michel community profile

	2021	2016
Population	581 (+0.9% from 2016)	576 (-9.0% from 2011)
Land area	138.16 km2 (53.34 sq mi)	139.02 km2 (53.68 sq mi)
Population density	4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)	4.1/km2 (11/sq mi)
Median age	55.6 (M: 56.0, F: 55.2)	53.4 (M: 54.8, F: 52.6)
Private dwellings	382 (total)  280 (occupied)	424 (total)
Median household income	$54,400	$46,976

References: 2021^[6] 2016^[7]

Historical census populations – Mont-Saint-Michel, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1976 672 —     1981 705 +4.9% 1986 680 −3.5% 1991 647 −4.9% 1996 616 −4.8%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 619 +0.5% 2006 625 +1.0% 2011 633 +1.3% 2016 576 −9.0% 2021 581 +0.9%
Source: Statistics Canada

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 280 (total dwellings: 382)^[3]

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 1%
• French as first language: 98%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

Local government

Mont-St-Michel municipal hall

List of former mayors:

• Roger Lapointe (...–2013)
• André-Marcel Évéquoz (2013–present)

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec