Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Lanaudière

For the town in Centre-du-Québec, see Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Centre-du-Québec, Quebec.

Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
Municipality
Public Library
Location within Joliette RCM
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°06′N 73°26′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	Joliette
Constituted	October 28, 1925
Government [2]
• Mayor	Céline Geoffroy
• Federal riding	Joliette
• Prov. riding	Joliette
Area [2][3]
• Total	36.10 km^2 (13.94 sq mi)
• Land	35.69 km^2 (13.78 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	3,141
• Density	88.2/km^2 (228/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	12.9%
• Dwellings	1,352
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0K 1K0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	R-131
Website	www.notredamedelourdes.ca

Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes (French pronunciation: [nɔtʁə dam də luʁd]) is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Joliette Regional County Municipality. It is located along the eastern shores of the L'Assomption River.

Demographics

Population trend:^[4]

• Population in 2021: 3141 (2016 to 2021 population change: 12.9%)
• Population in 2016: 2783 (2011 to 2016 population change: 7.2%)
• Population in 2011: 2595 (2006 to 2011 population change: 17.9%)
• Population in 2006: 2201 (2001 to 2006 population change: 1.1%)
• Population in 2001: 2176
• Population in 1996: 2087
• Population in 1991: 2060

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1298 (total dwellings: 1352)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0.8%
• French as first language: 97.2%
• English and French as first language: 0.8%
• Other as first language: 1%

Education

Centre de services scolaire des Samares operates francophone^[5] public schools, including:

• École Sainte-Bernadette^[6]

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:

• Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée^[7]
• Joliette High School in Joliette^[8]

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 389235". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 61045". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes census profile
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
5. de la Francophonie, Organisation internationale (28 February 2025). "The Francophonie in brief". www.francophonie.org. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
6. "Sainte-Bernadette Archived 2017-09-24 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
7. "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE Archived 2017-09-17 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
8. "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5 Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.

External links

• Media related to Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Lanaudière, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons