Mille-Isles

Mille-Isles
Municipality
Church in Mille-Isles
Church in Mille-Isles
Location within Argenteuil RCM
Location within Argenteuil RCM
Mille-Isles is located in Central Quebec
Mille-Isles
Mille-Isles
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°49′N 74°13′W / 45.82°N 74.22°W / 45.82; -74.22
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMArgenteuil
Settled1850s
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
 • MayorHoward Sauvé
 • Federal ridingLes Pays-d'en-Haut
 • Prov. ridingArgenteuil
Area
 • Total
61.92 km2 (23.91 sq mi)
 • Land58.73 km2 (22.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
1,721
 • Density29.3/km2 (76/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 9.8%
 • Dwellings
950
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0R 1A0
Area codes450 and 579
Highways R-329
Websitemille-isles.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Mille-Isles (French pronunciation: [mil il], lit. 'Thousand Islands') is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, west of Saint-Jérôme.

Mille-Isles is in the Laurentian Hills, crossed by rivers and dotted with fish-filled lakes.

History

The municipality is named after the old Mille-Isles Seigneury, which originally straddled the Mille Îles River (the seigneury uses the old spelling, whereas the river uses the modern word that substitutes a circumflex for the "s"). In 1683, the seigneury was granted to Michel-Sidrac Dugué de Boisbriand (circa 1638-1688), who was governor of Montreal in 1670. In 1714, it was inherited by Charles-Gaspard Piot de Langloiserie (circa 1655-1715) and Jean Petit (1663-1720), husbands of Marie-Thérèse Dugué and Charlotte Dugué respectively, daughters of the first lord. In 1752, additional land in the extreme north-west of the Mille-Isles Seigneury was given to Eustache Lambert Dumont and it is within this part that the municipality is located.

The first settlers were from Ireland and arrived around 1850. The municipality was officially founded in 1855, following separation from the parish of Saint-Jérôme.

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Mille-Isles, Quebec: (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1963–1991)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 11.5
(52.7)		 12.0
(53.6)		 23.9
(75.0)		 31.0
(87.8)		 34.0
(93.2)		 35.6
(96.1)		 35.6
(96.1)		 35.6
(96.1)		 33.0
(91.4)		 28.3
(82.9)		 22.2
(72.0)		 20.0
(68.0)		 35.6
(96.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −6.3
(20.7)		 −3.7
(25.3)		 1.8
(35.2)		 10.5
(50.9)		 18.2
(64.8)		 23.2
(73.8)		 25.6
(78.1)		 24.5
(76.1)		 19.4
(66.9)		 11.7
(53.1)		 4.4
(39.9)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 10.6
(51.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −11.4
(11.5)		 −9
(16)		 −3.3
(26.1)		 −5.3
(22.5)		 12.4
(54.3)		 17.5
(63.5)		 20.1
(68.2)		 18.9
(66.0)		 14.2
(57.6)		 7.1
(44.8)		 0.7
(33.3)		 −6.9
(19.6)		 6.4
(43.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −16.4
(2.5)		 −14.2
(6.4)		 −8.3
(17.1)		 0.0
(32.0)		 6.5
(43.7)		 11.8
(53.2)		 14.5
(58.1)		 13.4
(56.1)		 8.8
(47.8)		 2.5
(36.5)		 −3.1
(26.4)		 −11.2
(11.8)		 0.4
(32.7)
Record low °C (°F) −41.7
(−43.1)		 −41.1
(−42.0)		 −32.8
(−27.0)		 −21.7
(−7.1)		 −8.3
(17.1)		 −1.7
(28.9)		 2.8
(37.0)		 0.0
(32.0)		 −5.6
(21.9)		 −11.7
(10.9)		 −26.1
(−15.0)		 −40
(−40)		 −41.7
(−43.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 73.6
(2.90)		 59.4
(2.34)		 64.4
(2.54)		 91.8
(3.61)		 92.8
(3.65)		 114.0
(4.49)		 97.6
(3.84)		 88.3
(3.48)		 99.2
(3.91)		 97.6
(3.84)		 102.8
(4.05)		 67.1
(2.64)		 1,048.7
(41.29)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 49.9
(19.6)		 37.5
(14.8)		 32.9
(13.0)		 4.8
(1.9)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 1.3
(0.5)		 16.4
(6.5)		 41.2
(16.2)		 184.1
(72.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 11.5 8.8 9.6 11.7 12.9 14.1 12.4 11.9 12.7 13.7 13.3 11.1 143.7
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 10.0 6.6 4.8 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 3.1 8.3 34.4
Source: Environment Canada

Demographics

Canada census – Mille-Isles community profile
202120162011
Population1,721 (+9.8% from 2016)1,567 (-3.8% from 2011)1,629 (+10.1% from 2006)
Land area58.73 km2 (22.68 sq mi)59.82 km2 (23.10 sq mi)60.82 km2 (23.48 sq mi)
Population density29.3/km2 (76/sq mi)26.2/km2 (68/sq mi)26.8/km2 (69/sq mi)
Median age48.0 (M: 50.0, F: 46.0)46.6 (M: 47.9, F: 45.3)44.3 (M: 44.6, F: 43.9)
Private dwellings950 (total)  756 (occupied)907 (total)  912 (total) 
Median household income$81,000$61,568$n/a
References: 2021 2016 2011

Mother tongue (2021):

Government

List of former mayors:

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord (CSRDN) operates Francophone public schools:

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language public schools. Schools serving the town:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Reference number 41163". Banque de noms de lieux du Québec [Bank of place names of Quebec] (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 76030". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Mille-Isles, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "Mille-Isles (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
  5. ↑ "Mille-Isles (based from the Saint-Jérôme weather station)". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment Canada. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  7. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  8. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  9. ↑ Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1944. CS98-1941-2.
  10. ↑ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.
  11. ↑ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  12. ↑ "Trouver une école ou un centre." Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord. Retrieved on September 24, 2017. For attendance boundary information, click "Par bassin d'école"
  13. ↑ "MORIN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
  14. ↑ "LAURENTIA ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.
  15. ↑ "LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.