La Conception
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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La Conception (French pronunciation: [la kɔ̃sɛpsjɔ̃]) is a village and municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.
La Conception | |
|---|---|
Village of La Conception | |
| Motto: La nature... paisible | |
 Location within Les Laurentides RCM | |
  La Conception Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°09′N 74°42′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| RCM | Les Laurentides |
| Constituted | January 1, 1882 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maurice Plouffe |
| • Federal riding | Laurentides—Labelle |
| • Prov. riding | Labelle |
| Area | |
• Total | 140.50 km2 (54.25 sq mi) |
| • Land | 127.37 km2 (49.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,527 |
| • Density | 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  14.2% |
| • Dwellings | 1,229 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |   R-117 (TCH) |
| Website | www.municipalite .laconception.qc.ca |
Demographics
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2021: 1527 (2016 to 2021 population change: 14.2%)
- Population in 2016: 1337
- Population in 2011: 1287
- Population in 2006: 1283
- Population in 2001: 1050
- Population in 1996: 917
- Population in 1991: 695
- Population in 1986: 664
- Population in 1981: 646
- Population in 1976: 535
- Population in 1971: 546
- Population in 1966: 488
- Population in 1961: 541
- Population in 1956: 595
- Population in 1951: 631
- Population in 1941: 629
- Population in 1931: 628
- Population in 1921: 602
- Population in 1911: 641
- Population in 1901: 519
- Population in 1891: 736
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 743 (total dwellings: 1229)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 6.5%
- French as first language: 89.9%
- English and French as first language: 0.7%
- Other as first language: 2.3%
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]
