Pointe calumet
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Laurentides | ||
| MRC or equivalent : | Deux-Montagnes | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 30 ′ N , 73 ° 58 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 17 m | ||
| Area : | 4.63 km² | ||
| Residents : | 6396 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 1,381.4 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 72020 | ||
| Postal code : | J0N | ||
| Area code : | +1 450 | ||
| Mayor : | Denis Gravel | ||
| Website : | www.municipalite.pointe-calumet.qc.ca | ||
 Located in the MRC Deux-Montagnes |
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Pointe-Calumet is a municipality in the southwest of the Canadian province of Québec . It is located in the Laurentides administrative region , around 30 km west of Montreal . Pointe-Calumet belongs to the regional county municipality (municipalité régionale du comté) Deux-Montagnes , has an area of 4.63 km² and has 6,396 inhabitants (2011).
geography
Pointe-Calumet is located on the north bank of Lac des Deux Montagnes , which is part of the Ottawa estuary . About 300 meters from the lakeshore there are two other small lakes, Lac de la Sablière and Lac des Sables. Neighboring municipalities are Oka in the west, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac in the north, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac in the northeast and the Montreal district of L'Île-Bizard – Sainte-Geneviève in the southeast (on the opposite side of Lac des Deux Montagnes).
history
The place is named after an Indian gathering place where Iroquois tribes met to smoke the peace pipe ( French: calumet ). We have recorded a meeting between Abenaki and Iroquois in 1720, who concluded an agreement there. On a map of the Seigneurie Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes from 1798 a place called Pointe Calumet is noted. From 1916 onwards, due to the proximity to an attractive sandy beach, numerous holiday homes were built, which over time have been inhabited all year round. The municipality of Pointe-Calumet was founded in 1953 through an assignment of territory to the neighboring municipality of Saint-Joseph-du-Lac . Pointe-Calumet is a member of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal association founded in 2000 .
population
According to the 2011 census, Pointe-Calumet had 6,396 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 1,381.4 inh / km². 93.7% of the population stated French as their main language, while English accounted for 3.3%. 0.8% said they were bilingual (French and English), other languages and multiple answers accounted for 2.2%. Only French spoke 60.1%. In 2001, 92.0% of the population was Roman Catholic , 2.5% Protestant and 3.8% non-denominational.
traffic
The place is accessed through the main street 344. In addition, the Autoroute 640 runs north of the village towards Repentigny . A bus line connects Pointe-Calumet with Deux-Montagnes , where there is a connection to the AMT local trains to Montreal at the station .
Web links
- Official website of Pointe-Calumet (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pointe-Calumet. Commission de toponymie Québec, accessed February 11, 2012 (French).
- ↑ Population profile of the municipality of Pointe-Calumet. In: 2011 Census. Statistics Canada , 2011, accessed January 3, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Population profile of the municipality of Pointe-Calumet. In: 2001 Census. Statistics Canada , 2001, accessed January 3, 2014 (French).