Country Canada Time zone EST (UTC−5) Highways Route 309 Province Québec Local time Monday 4:58 AM | Constituted January 1, 1876 Postal code(s) J0X 2M0 Area 958.5 km² Population 1,518 (2011) Area code 819 | |
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Website www.notre-dame-
du-laus.ca Weather -8°C, Wind NE at 0 km/h, 81% Humidity RCMs Laurentides, Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality | ||
Notre-Dame-du-Laus is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality.
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Map of Notre-Dame-du-Laus, QC, Canada
The municipality is characterized by hilly forests with a great number of lakes, rivers, and creeks. The eastern portion of its territory is part of the Papineau-Labelle Wildlife Reserve. Consequently, the local economy is dependent on forestry as well as on the influx of tourists, fishermen and hunters.
History
Between 1820 and 1849, the Hudson's Bay Company operated a trading post at the outlet of Sables Lake on the Du Lièvre River that controlled all the fur brigades from the upper Du Lièvre and Gatineau Rivers.
In 1873, the Notre-Dame-du-Laus parish was founded, named after the apparitions of Our Lady of Laus. In 1876, the place was incorporated as the United Township Municipality of Bigelow-Wells-Blake-et-McGill, and two years later the post office, which was named Notre-Dame-du-Laus, opened.
In February 1946, the municipality was renamed to its current name.
Demographics
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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 775 (total dwellings: 1878)
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