Sainte-Anne-du-Lac
# Sainte-Anne-du-Lac

Sainte-Anne-du-Lac is a municipality and village in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality.

Sainte-Anne-du-Lac is the northernmost community in the Laurentides region, about 45 km (28 mi) from Mont-Laurier. The village itself is located at the northern terminus of Quebec Route 309, on the south shore of Lake Tapani.

## History

Settlement began around 1870. In 1916, the Parish of Sainte-Anne-du-Lac was formed, and the following year, the first school was built. Also in 1917, the Township of Décarie was established, and incorporated as a township municipality in 1920. It was named in honour of Jérémie-Louis Décarie. The township municipality used to extend to the Lièvre River, but the south-eastern portion was ceded in 1928 to the then newly created Municipality of Mont-Saint-Michel.

In 1950, the village itself separated from the township to form the Village Municipality of Sainte-Anne-du-Lac.

On December 30, 1976, the township and village municipalities merged to form the current Municipality of Sainte-Anne-du-Lac.

## Demographics

| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| - | - | - |
| 1976 | 688 | — |
| 1981 | 686 | −0.3% |
| 1986 | 582 | −15.2% |
| 1991 | 637 | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 623 | −2.2% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 2001 | 570 | −8.5% |
| 2006 | 613 | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 619 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 575 | −7.1% |
| 2021 | 556 | −3.3% |

1991, 1996. 2001, 2006. 2011, 2016 :

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 299 (total dwellings: 422)

Mother tongue:

* French as first language: 95.65%
* English as first language: 2.61%
* English and French as first language: 0.87%
* Other as first language: 0.87%

## Local government

List of former mayors:

* Aimé Lachapelle (...–2013)
* Annick Brault (2013–2021)
* Jocelyne Lafond (2021–present)
