Val-des-Lacs

Val-des-Lacs (French pronunciation: [val de lak]; meaning "Valley of Lakes") is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.

Val-des-Lacs
Municipality
Motto:  Au coeur de la nature (In the heart of nature)
Location within Les Laurentides RCM
Val-des-Lacs Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°11′N 74°21′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	Les Laurentides
Constituted	February 6, 1932
Government [2]
• Mayor	Paul Kushner
• Federal riding	Laurentides—Labelle
• Prov. riding	Bertrand
Area [2][3]
• Total	131.60 km2 (50.81 sq mi)
• Land	125.44 km2 (48.43 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	721
• Density	5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	7.3%
• Dwellings	805
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0T 2P0
Area code	819
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.municipalite. val-des-lacs.qc.ca

Demographics

Population trend:^[4]

• Population in 2011: 721 (2006 to 2011 population change: -7.3%)
• Population in 2006: 778
• Population in 2001: 685
• Population in 1996: 627
• Population in 1991: 495

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 349 (total dwellings: 805)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 9%
• French as first language: 89.7%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 1.3%

Val-des-Lacs municipal hall

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]