Labelle, Quebec

Labelle (French pronunciation: [labɛl]) 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.

CountryCanada

Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)

Postal code(s)

J0T 1H0

Highways R-117 (TCH)

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Labelle
Municipality
Downtown Labelle
Coat of arms
Location within Les Laurentides RCM
Labelle Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°17′N 74°44′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	Les Laurentides
Constituted	January 27, 1973
Government [2]
• Mayor	Vicki Emard
• Federal riding	Laurentides—Labelle
• Prov. riding	Labelle
Area [2][3]
• Total	216.30 km2 (83.51 sq mi)
• Land	196.69 km2 (75.94 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	2,765
• Density	12.3/km2 (32/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	11.6%
• Dwellings	2,017
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0T 1H0
Area code	819
Highways	R-117 (TCH)
Website	www.municipalite .labelle.qc.ca

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Labelle was named after Curé Antoine Labelle (1833-1891), a Catholic priest who was the pastor of Saint-Jérôme parish from 1868 to 1891. Nicknamed the “King of the North,” he came up with a plan to resettle French Canadians in northwestern Quebec, northern Ontario and Manitoba, in prevent an exodus to the United States. He helped found some 20 parishes and settled close to 5,000 inhabitants in the region.^[4]