Montcalm, Quebec

Montcalm
Municipality
Weir
Weir
Location within Les Laurentides RCM
Location within Les Laurentides RCM
Montcalm is located in Central Quebec
Montcalm
Montcalm
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°58′N 74°30′W / 45.967°N 74.500°W / 45.967; -74.500
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMLes Laurentides
ConstitutedMarch 6, 1907
Government
 • MayorSteven Larose
 • Fed. ridingLaurentides—Labelle
 • Prov. ridingArgenteuil
Area
 • Total
128.5 km2 (49.6 sq mi)
 • Land117.71 km2 (45.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
632
 • Density5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
 • Change 2016-21
Increase 0.6%
 • Dwellings
627
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0T 2V0
Area code(s)819
Highways R-327 R-364
Websitewww.municipalite.montcalm.qc.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Montcalm (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃kalm]) is a municipality in the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality in the Laurentides region of the province of Quebec, Canada, southeast of Mont-Tremblant. The main population centre in Montcalm is the village of Weir.

History

The Township Municipality of Montcalm was established in 1907 when it separated from the Municipality of Harrington-et-Union. The municipality was named after the geographic township of Montcalm, named in turn after Louis-Joseph de Montcalm. In 1992, the township municipality changed statutes to became a (regular) municipality.

Geography

Weir

Weir (45°56′42″N 74°32′58″W / 45.94500°N 74.54944°W / 45.94500; -74.54944) is an unincorporated village in Montcalm, accessible via Quebec Route 364. It is home to a satellite earth station for Tata Communications (Canada) Ltd.

Weir is named after William Alexander Weir (1858-1929), a Quebec politician and judge.

Demographics

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 330 (total dwellings: 627)

Mother tongue (2021):

Education

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language schools:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Reference number 274200". 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 78055". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Montcalm, Quebec (Code 2478055) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  4. ↑ Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Weir
  5. ↑ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.
  6. ↑ "Arundel Elementary Zone Archived 2017-09-16 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
  7. ↑ "LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE Archived 2010-12-14 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.