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| subdivision_name2 = [[Laurentides]]
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| established_title = Settled
| established_title = Settled
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| established_date = 1800
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| leader_name = André Jetté
| leader_name = Stephen Matthews
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[[File:Saint-André-d'Argenteuil.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Saint-André-d'Argenteuil]]
[[File:Carillon QC 1.JPG|thumb|right|Carillon]]
[[File:Carillon QC 2.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Carillon]]
[[File:Carillon QC 2.JPG|thumb|right|Carillon]]


'''Saint-André-d'Argenteuil''' is a municipality in the [[Laurentides (region)|Laurentides]] region of Quebec, Canada, part of the [[Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Argenteuil Regional County Municipality]]. It is located along the [[Ottawa River]], just south of [[Lachute]].
'''Saint-André-d'Argenteuil''' ({{IPA-fr|sɛ̃ nɑ̃dʁe daʁʒɑ̃tœj}}) is a municipality in the [[Laurentides]] region of Quebec, Canada, part of the [[Argenteuil Regional County Municipality]]. It is located along the [[Ottawa River]], just south of [[Lachute]].


==History==
==History==
Carillon, being located at the foot of the Long-Sault rapids on the [[Ottawa River]], has a long history. It started out as a [[trading post]] at the beginning of the seventeenth century, and then a relay station for [[Coureur des bois#Voyageurs|voyageur]]s. Here in 1660, [[Adam Dollard des Ormeaux]] and his companions saved [[New France]] from attack by the [[Iroquois]] during the [[Battle of Long Sault]], according to tradition. In 1671, an officer of the [[Carignan-Salières Regiment|Carignan Regiment]], Philippe Carion (Carrion), obtained the area as a concession in the Montreal Island Seigneury from Dollier de Casson and established a trading post. But the name Carillon was reported in 1686 in the journal of [[Pierre de Troyes, Chevalier de Troyes|Chevalier de Troyes]].<ref name="CTQ-C">{{cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/odo.asp?Speci=10747|title=Carillon (Municipalité de village) |accessdate=2009-02-23 |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |language=French}}</ref>
Carillon, being located at the foot of the Long-Sault rapids on the [[Ottawa River]], has a long history. It started out as a [[trading post]] at the beginning of the seventeenth century, and then a relay station for [[Coureur des bois#Voyageurs|voyageur]]s. Here in 1660, [[Adam Dollard des Ormeaux]] and his companions saved [[New France]] from attack by the [[Iroquois]] during the [[Battle of Long Sault]], according to tradition. However, evidence was found of a burnt palisade in the vicinity of the earthworks of the present dam constructed on the opposite side in present day Ontario. In 1671, an officer of the [[Carignan-Salières Regiment|Carignan Regiment]], Philippe Carion (Carrion), obtained the area as a concession in the Montreal Island Seigneury from Dollier de Casson and established a trading post. But the name Carillon was reported in 1686 in the journal of [[Pierre de Troyes, Chevalier de Troyes|Chevalier de Troyes]].<ref name="CTQ-C">{{cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/odo.asp?Speci=10747|title=Carillon (Municipalité de village) |accessdate=2009-02-23 |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |language=French}}</ref>


Around 1800, settlers of [[Scotland|Scottish]] origin settled at the confluence of the North River (''[[Rivière du Nord (Laurentides)|Rivière du Nord]]'') and Rouge River near the Ottawa River. In 1819, the post office with the English name of [[Saint Andrew|St. Andrews]] East (frenchified to Saint-André-Est in 1978) was established here, having adopted the name of the [[patron saint]] of the Scottish settlers. Also here two years later in 1821, [[John Abbott|John Joseph Caldwell Abbott]], Prime Minister of Canada from 1891 to 1892, was born. In 1845, the Argenteuil Municipality was founded, but was abolished two years later. In 1855, the Parish Municipality of Saint-André-d'Argenteuil was formed.<ref name="CTQ-SAAm">{{cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/carto.asp?Speci=362818&Latitude=45,56667&Longitude=-74,33334&Zoom=1700|title=Saint-André-d'Argenteuil (Municipalité) |accessdate=2009-02-23 |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |language=French}}</ref>
Around 1800, settlers of [[Scotland|Scottish]] origin settled at the confluence of the North River (''[[Rivière du Nord (Laurentides)|Rivière du Nord]]'') and Rouge River near the Ottawa River. In 1819, the post office with the English name of St. Andrews East (changed to Saint-André-Est in 1978) was established here, having adopted the name of the [[patron saint]] of the Scottish settlers. Also here two years later in 1821, [[John Abbott|John Joseph Caldwell Abbott]], Prime Minister of Canada from 1891 to 1892, was born. In 1845, the Argenteuil Municipality was founded, but was abolished two years later. In 1855, the Parish Municipality of Saint-André-d'Argenteuil was formed.<ref name="CTQ-SAAm">{{cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/carto.asp?Speci=362818&Latitude=45,56667&Longitude=-74,33334&Zoom=1700|title=Saint-André-d'Argenteuil (Municipalité) |accessdate=2009-02-23 |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |language=French}}</ref>


In the nineteenth century, the timber industry was very active in this section of the [[Laurentian Mountains]] and the first [[paper mill]] in Canada was built on this land in 1803.<ref name="CTQ-SAAm"/> From the 1830s onward, Carillon became the site of the [[Carillon Canal]], built to facilitate military transport up the Ottawa River. It was enlarged in the 1870s to accommodate commercial boat traffic. Today it is a National Historic Site of Canada.<ref name="PC-carillon">{{cite web |url=http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/qc/canalcarillon/natcul/natcul2_E.asp |title=Carillon Canal National Historic Site of Canada, Cultural Heritage |publisher=Parks Canada |accessdate=2009-02-09 }}</ref> In 1959, construction began on the [[Carillon Generating Station]] and dam, raising the Ottawa River water level by over {{convert|62|ft|m}} at Carillon, flooding the rapids of Long-Sault and transforming them into calm water.<ref name="grenville-c">{{cite web |url=http://www.grenville.ca/Accueil/affichage.asp?B=624 |title=Canal |publisher=Village de Grenville |accessdate=2009-02-09 |language=French}}</ref>
In the nineteenth century, the timber industry was very active in this section of the [[Laurentian Mountains]] and the first [[paper mill]] in Canada was built on this land in 1803.<ref name="CTQ-SAAm"/> From the 1830s onward, Carillon became the site of the [[Carillon Canal]], built to facilitate military transport up the Ottawa River. It was enlarged in the 1870s to accommodate commercial boat traffic. Today it is a National Historic Site of Canada.<ref name="PC-carillon">{{cite web |url=http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/qc/canalcarillon/natcul/natcul2_E.asp |title=Carillon Canal National Historic Site of Canada, Cultural Heritage |publisher=Parks Canada |accessdate=2009-02-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070506161717/http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/qc/canalcarillon/natcul/natcul2_e.asp |archivedate=2007-05-06 }}</ref> In 1959, construction began on the [[Carillon Generating Station]] and dam, raising the Ottawa River water level by over {{convert|62|ft|m}} at Carillon, flooding the rapids of Long-Sault and transforming them into calm water.<ref name="grenville-c">{{cite web |url=http://www.grenville.ca/Accueil/affichage.asp?B=624 |title=Canal |publisher=Village de Grenville |accessdate=2009-02-09 |language=French}}</ref>


Carillon and Saint-André-Est became independent municipalities in 1887 and 1958 respectively, their territories being separated from the Parish Municipality of Saint-André-d'Argenteuil. But on December 29, 1999, the Village Municipality of Saint-André-Est, the Village Municipality of Carillon, and the Parish Municipality of Saint-André-d'Argenteuil were rejoined into the new Municipality of Saint-André–Carillon, which was renamed on November 25, 2000, to Saint-André-d'Argenteuil.<ref name="CTQ-SAAp">{{cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/odo.asp?Speci=55598|title=Saint-André-d'Argenteuil (Municipalité de paroisse) |accessdate=2009-02-23 |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |language=French}}</ref>
Carillon and Saint-André-Est became independent municipalities in 1887 and 1958 respectively, their territories being separated from the Parish Municipality of Saint-André-d'Argenteuil. But on December 29, 1999, the Village Municipality of Saint-André-Est, the Village Municipality of Carillon, and the Parish Municipality of Saint-André-d'Argenteuil were rejoined into the new Municipality of Saint-André–Carillon, which was renamed on November 25, 2000, to Saint-André-d'Argenteuil.<ref name="CTQ-SAAp">{{cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/odo.asp?Speci=55598|title=Saint-André-d'Argenteuil (Municipalité de paroisse) |accessdate=2009-02-23 |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |language=French}}</ref>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
Population:<ref>Statistics Canada: [[Canada 1996 Census|1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census|2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census|2006]] census</ref>
* Population in 2006: 3097 (2001 to 2006 population change: 8.0 %)
* Population in 2001: 2867
* Population total in 1996: 2921
** Carillon:258
** Saint-André-d'Argenteuil: 1192
** Saint-André-Est: 1471
* Population in 1991:
** Carillon: 193
** Saint-André-d'Argenteuil: 1061
** Saint-André-Est: 1374


{{Canada census
Total private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 1202 (total: 1426)
|2021_population=3,053 | 2021_pop_delta=+1.1 | 2021_land_area=97.69 | 2021_pop_density=31.3
|2021_median_age=49.2 | 2021_median_age_m=50.4 | 2021_median_age_f=48.0
|2021_total_pvt_dwell=1,490 | 2021_mean_hh_income=<!-- pending --> | 2021_access_date=2022-05-17
|2016_population=3,020 | 2016_pop_delta=-7.8 | 2016_land_area=97.80 | 2016_pop_density=30.9
|2016_median_age=49.4 | 2016_median_age_m=50.0 | 2016_median_age_f=48.9
|2016_total_pvt_dwell=1,558 | 2016_mean_hh_income=54,016 | 2016_access_date=2022-01-26
|2011_population=3,275 | 2011_pop_delta=+5.7 | 2011_land_area=97.78 | 2011_pop_density=33.5
|2011_median_age=46.1 | 2011_median_age_m=46.4 | 2011_median_age_f=45.5
|2011_total_pvt_dwell=1,551 | 2011_mean_hh_income=53,612 | 2011_access_date=2022-01-26
}}


{{Historical populations
Mother tongue:
|title = {{Nowrap|Historical census populations –}} Saint-André-d'Argenteuil
* English as first language: 4.8 %
|align = none
* French as first language: 94.0 %
|cols = 2
* English and French as first language: 0.3 %
|footnote = Population amounts prior to 1999 are total of Carillon (Village), Saint-André-Est (Village), and Saint-André-d'Argenteuil (Parish).
* Other as first language: 0.9 %
|source = Statistics Canada<ref>[[Canada 1996 Census|1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census|2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census|2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census|2011]] census</ref>
|1976 |{{sum|380|1206|902}}
|1981 |{{sum|302|1293|944}}
|1986 |{{sum|187|1351|1104}}
|1991 |{{sum|193|1374|1061}}
|1996 |{{sum|258|1471|1192}}
|2001 |2867
|2006 |3097
|2011 |3275
|2016 |3020
|2021 |3053
}}

Mother tongue:<ref name=SC06>{{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2476008&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=Saint-Andre-d'Argenteuil&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |title=Saint-André-d'Argenteuil community profile |publisher=Statistics Canada |work=[[Canada 2006 Census|2006 Census data]] |accessdate=2011-08-13}}</ref>
* English as first language: 4.8%
* French as first language: 94.0%
* English and French as first language: 0.3%
* Other as first language: 0.9%

==Local government==
List of former mayors:
* Daniel Beaulieu (2003–2009)
* André Jetté (2009–2017)
* Marc-Olivier Labelle (2017–2021)
* Stephen Matthews (2021–present)

==Education==
The [[Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord]] operates French-language public schools.<ref>"[http://www2.csrdn.qc.ca/ecoles-et-centres Trouver une école ou un centre]." [[Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord]]. Retrieved on September 24, 2017. For attendance boundary information, click "Par bassin d'école"</ref>
* [[École polyvalente Lavigne]] in [[Lachute, Quebec|Lachute]]

The [[Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board]] operates English-language public schools:
* Laurentian Elementary School in [[Lachute, Quebec|Lachute]]<ref>"[http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/159%20-%20WEB%20LAURENTIAN.pdf LAURENTIAN ELEMENTARY ZONE]." [[Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board]]. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.</ref>
* [[Laurentian Regional High School]] in Lachute<ref>"[https://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/184%20-%20LAURENTIAN%20REGIONAL%20HS.pdf LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE]." [[Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board]]. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.</ref>

==Notable natives and residents==
*[[John Abbott|Sir John Abbott]], third Canadian Prime Minister
*[[Gilbert Rozon]], founder of ''[[Just for Laughs]]''
*[[Julia Grace Wales]], peace activist
*[[Maude Abbott]], medical doctor

==See also==
*[[List of municipalities in Quebec]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
{{reflist}}
<ref name="toponymie">{{toponymie |362818}}</ref>
}}


==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Saint-André-d'Argenteuil}}


{{Geographic location
{{Geographic location
| title = Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
| Centre = Saint-André-d'Argenteuil
| Centre = Saint-André-d'Argenteuil
| North = [[Lachute]]
| North = [[Lachute]]
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| East = [[Saint-Placide, Quebec|Saint-Placide]]
| East = [[Saint-Placide, Quebec|Saint-Placide]]
| Southeast =
| Southeast =
| South = ''[[Ottawa River]]'' /<br>[[Pointe-Fortune, Quebec|Pointe-Fortune]], [[Rigaud, Quebec|Rigaud]]
| South = ''[[Ottawa River]]''<br/>[[Pointe-Fortune, Quebec|Pointe-Fortune]] / [[Rigaud, Quebec|Rigaud]]
| Southwest = ''[[Ottawa River]]'' / [[East Hawkesbury, Ontario]]
| Southwest = ''[[Ottawa River]]''<br/>[[East Hawkesbury, Ontario]]
| West = [[Brownsburg-Chatham, Quebec|Brownsburg-Chatham]]
| West = [[Brownsburg-Chatham]]
| Northwest =
| Northwest =
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{{Argenteuil RCM}}


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[[fr:Saint-André-d'Argenteuil]]

Latest revision as of 18:54, 17 March 2024

Saint-André-d'Argenteuil
Municipality
Location within Argenteuil RCM
Location within Argenteuil RCM
St-André-d'Argenteuil is located in Central Quebec
St-André-d'Argenteuil
St-André-d'Argenteuil
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°34′N 74°20′W / 45.567°N 74.333°W / 45.567; -74.333[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMArgenteuil
Settled1800
ConstitutedDecember 29, 1999
Government
[2]
 • MayorStephen Matthews
 • Federal ridingArgenteuil—La Petite-Nation
 • Prov. ridingArgenteuil
Area
[2][3]
 • Total101.74 km2 (39.28 sq mi)
 • Land97.69 km2 (37.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total3,053
 • Density31.3/km2 (81/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 1.1%
 • Dwellings
1,490
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0V 1X0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways
A-50
R-327
R-344
Geocode76008
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Carillon
Carillon

Saint-André-d'Argenteuil (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ nɑ̃dʁe daʁʒɑ̃tœj]) is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Argenteuil Regional County Municipality. It is located along the Ottawa River, just south of Lachute.

History[edit]

Carillon, being located at the foot of the Long-Sault rapids on the Ottawa River, has a long history. It started out as a trading post at the beginning of the seventeenth century, and then a relay station for voyageurs. Here in 1660, Adam Dollard des Ormeaux and his companions saved New France from attack by the Iroquois during the Battle of Long Sault, according to tradition. However, evidence was found of a burnt palisade in the vicinity of the earthworks of the present dam constructed on the opposite side in present day Ontario. In 1671, an officer of the Carignan Regiment, Philippe Carion (Carrion), obtained the area as a concession in the Montreal Island Seigneury from Dollier de Casson and established a trading post. But the name Carillon was reported in 1686 in the journal of Chevalier de Troyes.[4]

Around 1800, settlers of Scottish origin settled at the confluence of the North River (Rivière du Nord) and Rouge River near the Ottawa River. In 1819, the post office with the English name of St. Andrews East (changed to Saint-André-Est in 1978) was established here, having adopted the name of the patron saint of the Scottish settlers. Also here two years later in 1821, John Joseph Caldwell Abbott, Prime Minister of Canada from 1891 to 1892, was born. In 1845, the Argenteuil Municipality was founded, but was abolished two years later. In 1855, the Parish Municipality of Saint-André-d'Argenteuil was formed.[5]

In the nineteenth century, the timber industry was very active in this section of the Laurentian Mountains and the first paper mill in Canada was built on this land in 1803.[5] From the 1830s onward, Carillon became the site of the Carillon Canal, built to facilitate military transport up the Ottawa River. It was enlarged in the 1870s to accommodate commercial boat traffic. Today it is a National Historic Site of Canada.[6] In 1959, construction began on the Carillon Generating Station and dam, raising the Ottawa River water level by over 62 feet (19 m) at Carillon, flooding the rapids of Long-Sault and transforming them into calm water.[7]

Carillon and Saint-André-Est became independent municipalities in 1887 and 1958 respectively, their territories being separated from the Parish Municipality of Saint-André-d'Argenteuil. But on December 29, 1999, the Village Municipality of Saint-André-Est, the Village Municipality of Carillon, and the Parish Municipality of Saint-André-d'Argenteuil were rejoined into the new Municipality of Saint-André–Carillon, which was renamed on November 25, 2000, to Saint-André-d'Argenteuil.[8]

Demographics[edit]

Canada census – Saint-André-d'Argenteuil community profile
202120162011
Population3,053 (+1.1% from 2016)3,020 (-7.8% from 2011)3,275 (+5.7% from 2006)
Land area97.69 km2 (37.72 sq mi)97.80 km2 (37.76 sq mi)97.78 km2 (37.75 sq mi)
Population density31.3/km2 (81/sq mi)30.9/km2 (80/sq mi)33.5/km2 (87/sq mi)
Median age49.2 (M: 50.4, F: 48.0)49.4 (M: 50.0, F: 48.9)46.1 (M: 46.4, F: 45.5)
Private dwellings1,490 (total)  1,558 (total)  1,551 (total) 
Median household income$54,016$53,612
References: 2021[9] 2016[10] 2011[11] earlier[12][13]
Historical census populations – Saint-André-d'Argenteuil
YearPop.±%
1976 2,488—    
1981 2,539+2.0%
1986 2,642+4.1%
1991 2,628−0.5%
1996 2,921+11.1%
YearPop.±%
2001 2,867−1.8%
2006 3,097+8.0%
2011 3,275+5.7%
2016 3,020−7.8%
2021 3,053+1.1%
Population amounts prior to 1999 are total of Carillon (Village), Saint-André-Est (Village), and Saint-André-d'Argenteuil (Parish).
Source: Statistics Canada[14]

Mother tongue:[15]

  • English as first language: 4.8%
  • French as first language: 94.0%
  • English and French as first language: 0.3%
  • Other as first language: 0.9%

Local government[edit]

List of former mayors:

  • Daniel Beaulieu (2003–2009)
  • André Jetté (2009–2017)
  • Marc-Olivier Labelle (2017–2021)
  • Stephen Matthews (2021–present)

Education[edit]

The Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord operates French-language public schools.[16]

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

Notable natives and residents[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 362818". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Saint-André-d'Argenteuil". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
  3. ^ a b "Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Carillon (Municipalité de village)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
  5. ^ a b "Saint-André-d'Argenteuil (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
  6. ^ "Carillon Canal National Historic Site of Canada, Cultural Heritage". Parks Canada. Archived from the original on 2007-05-06. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
  7. ^ "Canal" (in French). Village de Grenville. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
  8. ^ "Saint-André-d'Argenteuil (Municipalité de paroisse)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
  9. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  10. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  11. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  12. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  13. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  14. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  15. ^ "Saint-André-d'Argenteuil community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
  16. ^ "Trouver une école ou un centre." Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord. Retrieved on September 24, 2017. For attendance boundary information, click "Par bassin d'école"
  17. ^ "LAURENTIAN ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
  18. ^ "LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.

External links[edit]

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