Montcalm () is a municipality in the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality in the Laurentides region of the province of Quebec, Canada, southeast of Mont-Tremblant. The main population centre in Montcalm is the village of Weir.
History The Township Municipality of Montcalm was established in 1907 when it separated from the Municipality of Harrington-et-Union. The municipality was named after the geographic township of Montcalm, named in turn after Louis-Joseph de Montcalm. In 1992, the township municipality changed statutes to became a (regular) municipality.
Geography Weir Weir () is an unincorporated village in Montcalm, accessible via Quebec Route 364. It is home to a satellite earth station for Tata Communications (Canada) Ltd.
Weir is named after William Alexander Weir (1858-1929), a Quebec politician and judge.Commission de toponymie du Quebec - Weir
Demographics
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 330 (total dwellings: 627)
Mother tongue (2021): English as first language: 19.7% French as first language: 73.2% English and French as first languages: 3.1% Other as first language: 3.1%
Education
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language schools: Arundel Elementary School in Arundel"Arundel Elementary Zone ." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017. Laurentian Regional High School in Lachute serves almost all of Montcalm"LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE ." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.
See also List of anglophone communities in Quebec
References
External links
Municipalité de Montcalm Atlas of Canada - Montcalm Commission de toponymie du Quebec