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Lac des Plages, Quebec

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Country
  
Canada

Constituted
  
January 1, 1950

Postal code(s)
  
J0T 1K0

Area
  
168.2 km²

Local time
  
Friday 3:11 PM

Area code
  
819

Region
  
Outaouais

Time zone
  
EST (UTC−5)

Highways
  
Route 323

Population
  
522 (2011)

Province
  
Québec

RCM
  
Outaouais

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Weather
  
-9°C, Wind N at 5 km/h, 46% Humidity

Lac-des-Plages is a town and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Papineau Regional County Municipality. It is named after Lac des Plages (French for "Lake of Beaches") which attracts many vacationers with the beauty of its beaches.

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Map of Lac-des-Plages, QC, Canada

History

The community and post office have been identified under several other names, following the name changes of the adjacent lake. It was first known as Lac Rond (Round Lake), Lac Désormeaux (in honor of pioneer Norbert Désormeaux who arrived in the territory in 1890), as well as Lac des Sables (Sand Lake).

In 1950, the Municipality of Lac-des-Plages was formed when its territory detached from the United Township Municipality of Suffolk-et-Addington.

Demographics

Population trend:

  • Population in 2011: 522 (2006 to 2011 population change: 29.5%)
  • Population in 2006: 403
  • Population in 2001: 362
  • Population in 1996: 380 (1991 to 1996 population change: 1.8%)
  • Population in 1991: 374

    • Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 269 (total dwellings: 673)

    Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 90%
  • English and French as first language: 10%
  • Other as first language: 0%

    • References

    Lac-des-Plages, Quebec Wikipedia
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