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Notre-Dame-des-Monts is a municipality of Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality, in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada.

Notre-Dame-des-Monts
Municipality
Motto(s):  D'un mont à l'autre
Location within Charlevoix-Est RCM.
Notre-Dame-des-Monts Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°40′N 70°23′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
RCM	Charlevoix-Est
Constituted	April 11, 1935
Government [2]
• Mayor	Jean-Claude Simard
• Federal riding	Montmorency—Charlevoix —Haute-Côte-Nord
• Prov. riding	Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area [2][3]
• Total	57.50 km2 (22.20 sq mi)
• Land	57.44 km2 (22.18 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	791
• Density	13.8/km2 (36/sq mi)
• Pop 2011-2016	2.9%
• Dwellings	350
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0T 1L0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.notredame desmonts.com

Geography

As its name suggests, the territory of the municipality is dotted with mountains sometimes reaching 554 metres (1,818 ft). The River du Gouffre forms its western boundary. It has an area of 57.50 kilometres (35.73 mi).

History

The municipality was founded in 1935 under the name of canton de Sales. In 1947 the parish of Notre-Dame-des-Monts was canonically erected, and the municipality took its name the following year. One can observe from the village, a series of mountains resembling a woman lying on her back. The name given to this series of mountains is “La Noyée”. Regional legend says it is the profile of an Indian girl lying on her back, drowned as she crossed Lake Nairne to meet her beloved, a white man from the nearby hamlet.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Notre-Dame-des-Monts, Quebec[4]

Year Pop. ±% 1991 918 —     1996 913 −0.5%

Year Pop. ±% 2001 831 −9.0% 2006 764 −8.1%

Year Pop. ±% 2011 815 +6.7% 2016 791 −2.9%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 320 (total dwellings: 350)

Language

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 98.6%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 1.4%

See also

• Rivière du Gouffre
• Rivière de Chicago
• Rivière à la Loutre
• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

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