Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Lanaudière, Quebec

Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
Coordinates: 46°06′N 73°26′W / 46.1°N 73.433°W / 46.1; -73.433Coordinates: 46°06′N 73°26′W / 46.1°N 73.433°W / 46.1; -73.433
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
Regional County	Joliette
Settled
Incorporated	October 28, 1925
Government
– Type	Municipality
– Mayor	Daniel Arseneault
– Federal riding	Joliette
– Prov. riding	Joliette
Area[1]
– Land	35.69 km2 (13.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
– Total	2,201
– Density	61.7/km2 (159.8/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	J0K
Area code(s)	450
Website	www.notredamedelourdes.ca

Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Joliette Regional County Municipality. It is located along the eastern shores of the L'Assomption River.

Demographics

Population:^[3]

• Population in 2006: 2201 (2001 to 2006 population change: 1.1%)
• Population in 2001: 2176
• Population in 1996: 2087
• Population in 1991: 2060

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 891 (total dwellings: 940)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 98.4%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 1.6%

References

1. ^ Total area: Ministère des Affaires Municipales, Régions et Occupation de territoire
   Land area: Statistics Canada 2006 Census - community profile
2. ^ Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes community profile
3. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census