Entrelacs is a municipality in Matawinie Regional County Municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada.
Until February 13, 1991, it was in Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality in the Laurentides region.
History The area is part of the geographic township of Wexford, named after a town and county in Ireland, and first settled by Irish colonists circa 1840. In 1860, the Township Municipality of Wexford was established.
In 1967, it was decided to change the name to Entrelacs, meaning "between lakes" in reference to its position between Lakes Patrick and Des Îles. This name had already been used to identify the post office since 1889, but which closed in 1974.
Demographics Population
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 587 (total dwellings: 1131)
Language Mother tongue (2021) Language Population Pct (%) French only 965 91.5% English only 45 4.3% English and French 10 0.9% Non-official languages 20 1.9%
Arts and culture
Canadian-American ambient rock band Vision Eternel recorded its 2020 extended play For Farewell of Nostalgia in Entrelacs, where principal band member Alexander Julien resided. Julien also directed and edited a short music video entitled A Preview of For Farewell of Nostalgia in January 2020, the footage of which was filmed on the bank of the Jean-Venne River, near Mortified Studios, where the extended play was recorded between 2018-2019.
Marianne Farley's 2022 drama film North of Albany was partly filmed in Entrelacs during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
Education
Commission scolaire des Samares operates French-language public schools: École Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci — Saint-Émile (pavillon Saint-Émile)"Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci — Saint-Émile (pavillon Saint-Émile) ." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language public schools: Rawdon Elementary School in Rawdon (serves all of the city)"Rawdon Elementary " Zone Map. Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017. Saint Adèle Elementary School in Saint-Adèle (serves a portion)"SAINTE ADÈLE ELEMENTARY ZONE ." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017. Joliette High School in Joliette (serves all of the city)"Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5 ." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
Notable people
André Gagnon - pianist and composer Alexander Julien - musician, member of Vision Eternel
See also List of municipalities in Quebec
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