Entrelacs, Quebec

Entrelacs is a municipality in Matawinie Regional County Municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada.
Prior to February 13, 1991, it was in Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality in the Laurentides region.

History

The area is part of the geographic township of Wexford, named after a town and county in Ireland, and first settled by Irish colonists circa 1840. In 1860, the Township Municipality of Wexford was established.
In 1967, it was decided to change the name to Entrelacs, meaning "between lakes" in reference to its position between Lakes Patrick and Des Îles. This name had already been used to identify the post office since 1889, but which closed in 1974.

Demographics

Population

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents : 587

Language

Mother tongue

Language	Population	Pct
French only	965	91.5%
English only	45	4.3%
English and French	10	0.9%
Non-official languages	20	1.9%

Education

operates French-language public schools:

École Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci — Saint-Émile

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language public schools:

Rawdon Elementary School in Rawdon
Saint Adèle Elementary School in Saint-Adèle
Joliette High School in Joliette
Notable people
André Gagnon - pianist and composer
Alexander Julien - musician, member of Vision Eternel
In popular culture

Canadian-American ambient rock band Vision Eternel recorded its 2020 extended play For Farewell of Nostalgia in Entrelacs, where principal band member Alexander Julien resided. Julien also directed and edited a short music video entitled A Preview of For Farewell of Nostalgia in January 2020, the footage of which was filmed on the bank of the Jean-Venne River, near Mortified Studios, where the extended play was recorded between 2018-2019.
Marianne Farley's 2022 drama film North of Albany was partly filmed in Entrelacs during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.