Sainte-Anne-du-Lac

This article is about the municipality and village. For the former municipality, see Sainte-Anne-du-Lac, Adstock, Quebec. For other uses, see Lac Ste. Anne.

Not to be confused with Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs.

Sainte-Anne-du-Lac (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t an dy lak]) is a municipality and village in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality.

Sainte-Anne-du-Lac
Municipality
Sainte-Anne-du-Lac and Lake Tapani
Coat of arms
Location within Antoine-Labelle RCM
Sainte-Anne-du-Lac Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°53′N 75°20′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	Antoine-Labelle
Settled	1870s
Constituted	December 30, 1976
Government [2]
• Mayor	Jocelyne Lafond
• Federal riding	Laurentides—Labelle
• Prov. riding	Labelle
Area  (2021)[2][3]
• Total	345.73 km2 (133.49 sq mi)
• Land	320.73 km2 (123.83 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	556
• Density	1.7/km2 (4/sq mi)
• Pop. 2016-2021	3.3%
• Dwellings	422
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0W 1V0
Area code	819
Highways	R-309
Website	www.steannedulac.ca

Sainte-Anne-du-Lac is the northernmost community in the Laurentides region, about 45 km (28 mi) from Mont-Laurier. 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.^[1] 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.^[4]

In 1950, the village itself separated from the township to form the Village Municipality of Sainte-Anne-du-Lac.^[1]

On December 30, 1976, the township and village municipalities merged to form the current Municipality of Sainte-Anne-du-Lac.^[1]

Demographics

Canada census – Sainte-Anne-du-Lac community profile

	2021	2016
Population	556 (-3.3% from 2016)	575 (-7.1% from 2011)
Land area	320.73 km2 (123.83 sq mi)	322.59 km2 (124.55 sq mi)
Population density	1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi)	1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi)
Median age	59.6 (M: 60.4, F: 58.0)	55.5 (M: 57.4, F: 54.4)
Private dwellings	422 (total)	364 (total)
Median household income		$37,760

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

Historical populations (Statistics Canada)

Year Pop. ±% 1976 688 —     1981 686 −0.3% 1986 582 −15.2% 1991 637 +9.5% 1996 623 −2.2%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 570 −8.5% 2006 613 +7.5% 2011 619 +1.0% 2016 575 −7.1% 2021 556 −3.3%
1991, 1996.[7] 2001, 2006.[8] 2011, 2016[9]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 299 (total dwellings: 422)^[3]

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