Val-David
Val-David | |
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 Val-David | |
| Motto(s): Un monde à part, et à partager(A world apart, and to be shared) | |
 Location within Les Laurentides RCM | |
  Val-David Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates:46°02′N74°13′W/ 46.03°N 74.22°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| RCM | Les Laurentides |
| Constituted | May 10, 1921 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dominique Forget |
| •Federal riding | Laurentides—Labelle |
| •Prov. riding | Bertrand |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.90 km2(16.95 sq mi) |
| • Land | 42.66 km2(16.47 sq mi) |
| • Water | 3 km2(1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 322 m (1,056 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 5,558 |
| • Density | 130.3/km2(337/sq mi) |
| • Pop2016-2021 |  13% |
| • Dwellings | 3,227 |
| Time zone | UTC−5(EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4(EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
Highways  A-15 (TCH) |  R-117 |
| Website | www |
Val-Davidis a village of more than 5,200 inhabitants in theLaurentian Mountainsabout 80 kilometres (50 mi) north ofMontreal,Quebec,Canada.Attracting about 100,000 tourists a year, Val-David is predominantly francophone although it has a small anglophone minority.
The village is famous for its delicious and diverse food scene as well for its artistic and hippie character. Many renowned and amateur artists, writers and dancers live and have lived in Val-David, notably Québécois poetGaston Miron,jazz bassistCharlie Biddle,and singer-songwriterAlan Gerber.
Val-David is also a centre for much outdoor recreational activity as its 2,000-acre (8.1 km2) Parc Dufresne is the most popular rock-climbing destination in eastern Canada. Also, theParc Linéaire Le P'tit Train du Nord,a 200 kilometres (120 mi) bike trail, and groomed cross-country ski and snowshoe trails in Winter, run throughout the town's splendid nature.
History
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The place was first known as Belisle's Mills, after the owner of one of the area's first sawmills. In 1873, its post office opened under the name of Mont-Morin, which was renamed Belisle's Mills in 1901. In 1917, the parish of Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Belisle or Bélisle was formed, detached from Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts. In 1921, the village municipality was officially established and named after the parish.[1]
In 1923, the post office was renamed Val-David, which also became the official designation of the municipality in 1944. It pays tribute toLouis Athanase David(1882-1953), member of parliament for Terrebonne from 1916 to 1919 and secretary of Quebec from 1919 to 1936, and his fatherLaurent-Olivier David(1840-1926), member of the House of Commons and author of several books.[1]
It now has its first local community monthly newspaper,ski-se-dit.
Transportation
[edit]The town is accessible viaAutoroute 15which links Laval and Montreal towards the south shore suburbs likeBrossardand the north shore suburbs likeSaint-Jérôme.The autoroute 15 also offers a direct path to and from the United States border. The municipality is located near the northern terminus of the Autoroute which continues further north viaRoute 117towards theLa Vérendrye Wildlife Reservenorth ofMont-TremblantandMont-Laurier.
Demographics
[edit]In the2021 Census of Populationconducted byStatistics Canada,Val-David had a population of5,558living in2,668of its3,227total private dwellings, a change of13% from its 2016 population of4,917.With a land area of 42.66 km2(16.47 sq mi), it had a population density of130.3/km2(337.4/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2,976 | — |
| 1996 | 3,473 | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 3,819 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 4,216 | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 4,450 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 4,917 | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 5,558 | +13.0% |
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Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 4.2%
- French as first language: 89.5%
- English and French as first language: 1.8%
- Other as first language: 3.7%
Education
[edit]Val-David has three schools (all francophone), one of which is theWaldorfschool, which is very popular among some of the hippie folk because of their approach to education.
Sainte Agathe Academy(of theSir Wilfrid Laurier School Board) inSainte-Agathe-des-Montsserves English-speaking students in this community for both elementary and secondary levels.[6]
References
[edit]- ^abcd"Banque de noms de lieux du Québec:Reference number 64775 ".toponymie.gouv.qc.ca(in French).Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ab"Répertoire des municipalités:Geographic code 78010 ".mamh.gouv.qc.ca(in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ab"Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Val-David, Village (VL) [Census subdivision], Quebec".9 February 2022.
- ^"Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec".Statistics Canada.February 9, 2022.RetrievedAugust 28,2022.
- ^Statistics Canada:1996,2001,2006,2011,2016,2021census
- ^"About Us."Saint Agathe Academy.Retrieved on September 4, 2017. SeeElementary zone mapandSecondary zone map- Note that all areas covered in the elementary map are also covered in the secondary one.
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