Labelle
Downtown Labelle
Downtown Labelle
Location within Les Laurentides RCM
Location within Les Laurentides RCM
Labelle is located in Central Quebec
Labelle
Labelle
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°17′N 74°44′W / 46.283°N 74.733°W / 46.283; -74.733[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMLes Laurentides
ConstitutedJanuary 27, 1973
Government
  MayorGilbert Brassard
  Federal ridingLaurentides—Labelle
  Prov. ridingLabelle
Area
  Total216.30 km2 (83.51 sq mi)
  Land196.69 km2 (75.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
  Total2,765
  Density12.3/km2 (32/sq mi)
  Pop 2016-2021
Increase 11.6%
  Dwellings
2,017
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819
Highways R-117 (TCH)
Websitewww.municipalite
.labelle.qc.ca

Labelle is a village and municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality. Its large L-shaped territory surrounds Lake Labelle, and the village is located along the Rouge River and Route 117.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2021: 2765 (2016 to 2021 population change: 11.6%)
  • Population in 2016: 2477
  • Population in 2011: 2445
  • Population in 2006: 2258
  • Population in 2001: 2272
  • Population in 1996: 2256 (or 2271 when adjusted for 2001 boundaries)
  • Population in 1991: 2090

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1362 (total dwellings: 2017)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 2.6%
  • French as first language: 94.6%
  • English and French as first language: 0.9%
  • Other as first language: 1.5%

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]

References

  1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 32796". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 78120". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Labelle, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  5. "About Us." Saint Agathe Academy. Retrieved on September 4, 2017. See Elementary zone map Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine and Secondary zone map Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine - Note that all areas covered in the elementary map are also covered in the secondary one.


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