Country Canada Constituted October 17, 2001 Postal code(s) J0T 1L0 Area 98.7 km² Local time Tuesday 11:01 PM | Settled 1860s Time zone EST (UTC−5) Area code(s) 450 and 579 Population 2,740 (2011) Province Québec | |
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Weather 1°C, Wind N at 6 km/h, 82% Humidity RCMs Laurentides, Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality | ||
Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson is a city in Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. It is partially named after and situated on the western shore of Lake Masson.
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Map of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson, QC, Canada
History
In the early 1860s, Édouard Masson (1826-1875), businessman and member of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada from 1856 to 1864, invited many settlers to move to the former Terrebonne Seigneury and the surrounding area. In 1864, he was granted land in this area and contributed to the quick development of the parish, including the construction of a sawmill and a flour mill at the outflow of the lake which would be named after him later on. Also that same year, the Mission of Sainte-Marguerite was established, and the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson was officially formed, both named after Margaret of Antioch of the third century. In 1868, the Lac-Masson Post Office opened.
In 1959, the Town of Estérel was formed on the eastern side of Lake Masson when it separated from Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson.
On October 10, 2001, the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson and the Town of Estérel were merged to become the Town of Sainte-Marguerite–Estérel. On January 1, 2006, after a municipal referendum, the Town of Estérel was re-established however and the Town of Sainte-Marguerite–Estérel reverted to its former name of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson.
Demographics
Population trend:
(R) = Revised count.
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1334 (total dwellings: 2158)
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