Montcalm, Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Montcalm (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃kalm]) is a municipality in the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality of Quebec southeast of Mont-Tremblant. The main population centre in Montcalm is the village of Weir.
Montcalm | |
|---|---|
Weir | |
 Location within Les Laurentides RCM | |
  Montcalm Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°58′N 74°30′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| RCM | Les Laurentides |
| Constituted | March 6, 1907 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Steven Larose |
| • Federal riding | Laurentides—Labelle |
| • Prov. riding | Argenteuil |
| Area | |
• Total | 129.30 km2 (49.92 sq mi) |
| • Land | 117.18 km2 (45.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 619 |
| • Density | 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  5.1% |
| • Dwellings | 663 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-327  R-364 |
| Website | www. montcalm.ca |
Demographics
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2011: 619 (2006 to 2011 population change: -5.1%)
- Population in 2006: 652
- Population in 2001: 534
- Population in 1996: 449
- Population in 1991: 369
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 308 (total dwellings: 663)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 25%
- French as first language: 73.5%
- English and French as first language: 1.5%
- Other as first language: 0%
Weir
Weir (45°56′42″N 74°32′58″W) 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.[5]
Education
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language schools:
- Arundel Elementary School in Arundel[6]
- Laurentian Regional High School in Lachute serves almost all of Montcalm[7]
