Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci, Quebec

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 / 46.233°N 74.050°WCoordinates: 46°14′N 74°03′W / 46.233°N 74.050°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 km^2 (101.31 sq mi)
• Land	250.48 km^2 (96.71 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	978
• Density	3.9/km^2 (10/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	7.4%
• Dwellings	1,159
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0T 2A0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	Route 125 Route 347
Website	www.municipalite notredamedelamerci.com

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

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci, Quebec[4]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 535 —     1996 726 +35.7%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 811 +11.7% 2006 1,056 +30.2%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 978 −7.4%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 490 (total dwellings: 1159)

Language

Mother tongue:^[5]

• English as first language: 3.3%
• French as first language: 93.8%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 2.9%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 44844 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 62055 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci census profile
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
5. Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci community profile