Mont-Laurier
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Du Lièvre River in Mont-Laurier
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 Location within Antoine-Labelle RCM. |
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 Mont-Laurier
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| Coordinates: 46°33′N 75°30′W / 46.550°N 75.500°WCoordinates: 46°33′N 75°30′W / 46.550°N 75.500°W | ||
| Country |
 Canada
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 Quebec
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| Region | Laurentides | |
| RCM | Antoine-Labelle | |
| Constituted | January 8, 2003 | |
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| • Mayor | Michel Adrien | |
| • Federal riding | Laurentides—Labelle | |
| • Prov. riding | Labelle | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 632.50 km2 (244.21 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 590.76 km2 (228.09 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 244 m (801 ft) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 13,779 | |
| • Density | 23.3/km2 (60/sq mi) | |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 2.8% |
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| • Dwellings | 6,744 | |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) | |
| Postal code(s) | J9L | |
| Area code(s) | 819 | |
| Highways |
 Route 107  Route 117 (TCH) Route 309
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| Website | www montlaurier |
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Mont-Laurier (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ loʁje]) is a town and incorporated municipality in northwest Quebec, Canada, located on the banks of the Rivière du Lièvre, a tributary of the Ottawa River. Known as the “Capital of the Haute-Laurentides”, the motto of the town is Laurus elationis praemium, which translates to “Lift the laurels of reward”. The demonym for its inhabitants is Lauriermontois.
In 2003, Mont-Laurier merged with the neighbouring towns Des Ruisseaux and Saint-Aimé-du-Lac-des-Îles, with the name Mont-Laurier being chosen for the combined municipality. Following a 2004 demerger referendum vote, Saint-Aimé-du-Lac-des-Îles left Mont-Laurier in 2006 to be reconstituted as an independent municipality. The deamalgamation did not affect Des Ruisseaux, which remains within Mont-Laurier.
According to the Canada 2006 Census, the population of Mont-Laurier is 13,405. Mont-Laurier is one of the largest municipalities in Quebec in terms of area. It is the seat of Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality and the judicial district of Labelle.
The territory was originally inhabited by Oueskarinis, a sub tribe of Algonquians. The white settlers came from Sainte-Adèle in 1866. Rapide-de-l'Orignal was founded at the current location of Mont-Laurier, on the Lievre River, in 1885, by Solime Alix. The name was changed in 1909 to honour Canadian Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier. In 1940, a road from Mont-Laurier to Abitibi was built. This facilitated the growth of the trucking industry.
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