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Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Joliette Regional County Municipality. It is located along the eastern shores of the L'Assomption River.

Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
Municipality
Public Library
Location within Joliette RCM
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°06′N 73°26′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	Joliette
Constituted	October 28, 1925
Government [2]
• Mayor	Céline Geoffroy
• Federal riding	Joliette
• Prov. riding	Joliette
Area [2][3]
• Total	36.10 km2 (13.94 sq mi)
• Land	35.69 km2 (13.78 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	3,141
• Density	88.2/km2 (228/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	12.9%
• Dwellings	1,352
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0K 1K0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 131
Website	www.notredamedelourdes.ca

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

• Population in 2021: 3141 (2016 to 2021 population change: 12.9%)
• Population in 2016: 2783 (2011 to 2016 population change: 7.2%)
• Population in 2011: 2595 (2006 to 2011 population change: 17.9%)
• Population in 2006: 2201 (2001 to 2006 population change: 1.1%)
• Population in 2001: 2176
• Population in 1996: 2087
• Population in 1991: 2060

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1298 (total dwellings: 1352)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0.8%
• French as first language: 97.2%
• English and French as first language: 0.8%
• Other as first language: 1%

Education

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Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:

• École Sainte-Bernadette[5]

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:

• Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée[6]
• Joliette High School in Joliette[7]

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

External links

• Media related to Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Lanaudière, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons

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