Arundel is a township municipality in Quebec, Canada, located south of Mont-Tremblant.
Arundel Township first appeared on the Gale and Duberger Map of 1795, but was not settled until the mid-19th century when Scottish and Irish immigrants established subsistence farming operations and worked the forests in winter.
Today most of the land is reserved for agricultural use despite strong growth in the region. Much of Arundel borders the Rouge River.
History The township, proclaimed in 1857, originally belonged to Sydney Robert Bellingham, who named the township after Arundel in West Sussex, England. In 1858, a sawmill was built, attracting settlers to the area.
On January 1, 1878, the United Township Municipality of Arundel-et-De Salaberry was created. In 1881, Arundel Township became an independent municipality when the townships separated (De Salaberry Township becoming part of the United Township Municipality of De Salaberry-et-Grandison, today part of Mont-Tremblant).
In 1926, the township lost roughly half its territory when the Municipality of Huberdeau and the Town of Barkmere were created.
Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Arundel had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Mother tongue (2021): French as first language: 56.9% English as first language: 36.2% English and French as first languages: 2.6% Other as first language: 4.3%
Attractions Arundel is home to the Corridor Aérobique, a 58 kilometer trail used for walking, biking, skiing, snowshoeing and various other outdoor activities. This trail boarders the Rouge River (Laurentides) for some distance and also leads to the neighboring towns of Montcalm, Quebec, Huberdeau, Quebec, Morin-Heights and Lac-des-Seize-Îles just to name a few.
Government List of former mayors:
David Flanagan (...–2005) Johanna Earle (2005–2009) Julia Stuart (2009–2013) Guylaine Berlinguette (2013–2017) Pascale Blais (2017–2025) Marc Poirier (2025–present)
Education Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board is the English-language school board of the town. Schools serving the town: Arundel Elementary School"Arundel Elementary Zone ." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017. Sainte Agathe Academy (for high school only) in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts"SAINTE AGATHE HIGH SCOOL ZONE ". Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017 - See text description of boundaries in: About Us" as well as the Elementary zone map - Note that all areas covered in the elementary map are also covered in the secondary one. See also List of anglophone communities in Quebec
References
External links
Tweedsmuir Village History Laurentian regional website Historic Knox Church Rouge River Valley Loisirs Arundel Homepage