Lantier, Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Lantier (French: [lɑ̃tje], Canadian French: [lɑ̃tsje]) is a village and municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.
Lantier | |
|---|---|
Municipal hall | |
| Motto: En pleine nature (Surrounded by nature) | |
 Location within Les Laurentides RCM | |
  Lantier Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°09′N 74°15′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| RCM | Les Laurentides |
| Constituted | January 1, 1948 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Richard Forget |
| • Federal riding | Laurentides—Labelle |
| • Prov. riding | Bertrand |
| Area | |
• Total | 48.80 km2 (18.84 sq mi) |
| • Land | 48.19 km2 (18.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 891 |
| • Density | 18.5/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  6.8% |
| • Dwellings | 819 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-329 |
| Website | www.municipalite. lantier.qc.ca |
Demographics
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2021: 891 (2016 to 2021 population change: 6.8%)
- Population in 2016: 834
- Population in 2011: 828
- Population in 2006: 825
- Population in 2001: 654
- Population in 1996: 631
- Population in 1991: 680
- Population in 1986: 433
- Population in 1981: 508
- Population in 1976: 466
- Population in 1971: 434
- Population in 1966: 453
- Population in 1961: 418
- Population in 1956: 357
- Population in 1951: 397
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 442 (total dwellings: 819)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 11.2%
- French as first language: 84.8%
- English and French as first language: 1.7%
- Other as first language: 1.7%
Government
Municipal council
- Mayor: Richard Forget
- Councillors: Line Beauregard, Jessica Cloutier, Marilyn Dagenais, Nathalie Dupont, Marie-Josée Leroux, Steve Martin
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]
