Mont-Blanc (), is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.

The municipality was formerly known as Saint-Faustin–Lac-Carré. The application to change the name to the Municipality of Mont-Blanc was approved by the Government of Quebec on January 14, 2022 and officially modified on January 29, 2022.

History Settlement of the Saint-Faustin area began in 1869 as part of Antoine Labelle's plan to colonize the Laurentians, and it was known as La Ripousse until 1879. In 1878, the Parish of Saint-Faustin was founded (named in honour of Faustinus), and the following year its post office opened. In 1957, the Municipality of Saint-Faustin-Sud was created when it separated from the Municipality of Saint-Faustin (now Lac-Supérieur). In 1960, its name was shortened to simply Saint-Faustin.

As for the Lac-Carré area, its development was spurred on by the construction of the railway in the 1890s. In 1900, the post office opened there under the name Saint-Faustin-Station, referring to the train station at that location. In 1922, the Village Municipality of Saint-Faustin-Station was formed, when it separated from the Township of Wolfe (now Lac-Supérieur). In 1947, it was renamed to Lac-Carré, after the lake around which it developed.

In 1996, the Municipality of Saint-Faustin–Lac-Carré was formed when the Village Municipality of Lac-Carré and the Municipality of Saint-Faustin merged. Its inhabitants were called Faustilacois and Faustilacoises. In 2022, the municipality was renamed to Mont-Blanc after the main mountain in its territory.

Demographics

+Home Language (2021) Language Population Percentage (%) French 3,565 94% English 135 4% Other 25 1%

+Mother Tongue (2021) Language Population Percentage (%) French 3,525 93% English 140 4% Other 55 2% +Visible Minorities (2021) Ethnicity Population Percentage (%) Not a visible minority 3,730 99% Visible minorities 45 1%

Education

Sainte Agathe Academy (of the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board) in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts serves English-speaking students in this community for both elementary and secondary levels."About Us." Saint Agathe Academy. Retrieved on September 4, 2017. See Elementary zone map and Secondary zone map - Note that all areas covered in the elementary map are also covered in the secondary one.

See also Lac Sauvage

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