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Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.

Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci
Municipality
Location within Matawinie RCM.
Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°14′N 74°03′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	Matawinie
Constituted	January 1, 1950
Government [2]
• Mayor	Julien Alarie
• Federal riding	Joliette
• Prov. riding	Bertrand
Area [2][3]
• Total	262.40 km2 (101.31 sq mi)
• Land	248.58 km2 (95.98 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,097
• Density	4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	21.2%
• Dwellings	1,206
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0T 2A0
Area code	819
Highways	Route 125 Route 347
Website	www.municipalite notredamedelamerci.com

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci, Quebec[4]

Year Pop. ±% 1991 535 —     1996 726 +35.7% 2001 811 +11.7%

Year Pop. ±% 2006 1,056 +30.2% 2011 978 −7.4% 2016 905 −7.5%

Year Pop. ±% 2021 1,097 +21.2%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 619 (total dwellings: 1206)

Language

Mother tongue:[5]

• English as first language: 2.7%
• French as first language: 93.2%
• English and French as first language: 0.9%
• Other as first language: 2.7%

Education

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Commission scolaire des Samares operates Francophone public schools:

• Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci — Saint-Émile (pavillon Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci)[6]

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:

• Rawdon Elementary School in Rawdon[7]
• Joliette High School in Joliette[8]

Notable people

• Ray Daviault , Baseball pitcher for the New York Mets

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

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