Notre-Dame-des-Monts


Notre-Dame-des-Monts is a municipality of Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality, in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada.
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History

The municipality was founded on April 11, 1935, under the name of canton de Sales, named after the geographic township that was proclaimed in 1868 and which was named in turn after the De Sales Laterrière family. In 1947, the parish of Notre-Dame-des-Monts was canonically erected, and the municipality took its name the following year and changed status from township to municipality.

Geography

As its name suggests, the territory of the municipality is dotted with mountains, which are considered among the highest in the southern Canadian Shield. Its main peaks, which are part of the Laurentian massif, include La Noyée, Montagne du Petit Lac, Montagne de Saint-Jean-Baptiste. The Rivière du Gouffre forms its western boundary. It has an area of.
From the village, a series of mountains resembling a woman lying on her back is visible. The name given to this series of mountains is “La Noyée”. Regional legend says it is the profile of an Indian girl lying on her back, who drowned after being denied marrying her lover.

Demographics

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents : 337

Language

Mother tongue :
  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 100%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

Government

List of former mayors: