25-607: Lac-aux-Sables is a parish municipality in the Mékinac Regional County Municipality (MRC de Mékinac), in administrative district of the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada . Its population centres are Lac-aux-Sables and Hervey-Jonction . Since its origins, the sector Hervey-Jonction with 300 inhabitants, is linked to the history of Lac-aux-Sables. Sector Hervey-Jonction
50-481: A few minor differences from that of ville . However it is moot since there are no longer any cities in existence. Dorval and Côte Saint-Luc had the status of city when they were amalgamated into Montreal on January 1, 2002 as part of the municipal reorganization in Quebec ; however, when re-constituted as independent municipalities on January 1, 2006, it was with the status of town ( French : ville ) (although
75-450: A land area of 269.7 km (104.1 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.1/km (13.3/sq mi) in 2021. Population trend: Mother tongue: The territory of Lac-aux-Sables began to be developed in 1871 with the construction of a road Notre-Dame-des-Anges to Lac-aux-Sables, in order to accommodate farmers from Canton Chavigny (Township). The area began to be settled in the 1880s. The parish of Saint-Rémi of Lac-aux-Sables
100-686: A portion of the Lac-Masketsi Unorganized Territory . The municipality has two main roads: Quebec Route 155 (along the Saint-Maurice River on the eastern shore); and St. Joseph road through the village of Saint-Joseph-de-Mékinac along the Mékinac River, reaching the Quebec Route 155 near the mouth of that river. The path of almost all other roads goes along the rivers. Generally, each route
125-499: A secondary economic activity. The majority of workers work outside the municipality in forestry, rail, health, and social services. Services located in Lac-aux-Sables include the post office beginning in 1892, telephone service in 1908, an electric power network since 1925, a waterworks since 1949, the collection of household waste since 1967, a fire protection service since 1967, a planning and municipal development since 1982,
150-603: A water treatment plant since 1983, and a waste recovery service since 1987. Parish municipality (Quebec) The following is a list of the types of local and supralocal territorial units in Quebec , Canada, including those used solely for statistical purposes, as defined by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy and compiled by the Institut de la statistique du Québec Not included are
175-544: Is also a different kind of submunicipal unit, unconstituted localities , which is defined and tracked not by the Quebec Ministry of Municipal Affairs but by Statistics Canada . Trois-Rives, Quebec Trois-Rives is a municipality with an area of 675 square kilometres (261 sq mi) located in Mékinac Regional County Municipality , in the Mid- Mauricie , province of Quebec , Canada . It
200-614: Is an area dotted with adventure vacation cottages, rivers, lakes and wild forests. On the religious aspect, the Catholic parish St. Leopold d' Hervey-Jonction serves the local population. On the civilian side, the sector is integrated into the municipality of Lac-aux-Sables. Hervey-Jonction is the location of the Hervey-Jonction Station that is used today as a switching point for two passenger Via Rail trains ( Abitibi and Saguenay ). Hervey-Jonction railway station
225-476: Is bounded on the west by the Saint-Maurice River , and includes the communities of Grande-Anse , Olscamps, Rivière-Matawin , Saint-Joseph-de-Mékinac, and partially Rivière-aux-Rats. The territory also includes in the east portions of Mékinac Lake (in part), Missionary Lake (in part), aux Loutres, and Dumont Lakes. The toponym "Trois-Rives" (three banks) refers to the three rivers that drain
250-399: Is designated as the place name of the headwater lake that feeds it: Population trend: Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 288 (total dwellings: 544) Mother tongue: Trois-Rives has been represented by a mayor since 1978. The following is a list of mayors of Trois-Rives. Provincially it is part of the riding of Laviolette–Saint-Maurice. In the 2022 Quebec general election
275-453: Is that the designation might serve to disambiguate between otherwise identically named municipalities, often neighbouring ones. Many such cases have had their names changed, or merged with the identically named nearby municipality since the 1950s, such as the former Township of Granby and City of Granby merging and becoming the Town of Granby in 2007. Municipalities are governed primarily by
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#1732802387182300-604: The Batiscan River has two major tributaries: the Propre River (meaning: "clean River" in English) and Tawachiche River . The toponym "Lac aux Sables" comes from the lake of the same name. The lake has three tributaries, the most important is the outlet of "Brulé Lake". The two other are the outlets of Veillette Lake and "à la roche" (river to the rock). The mouth of the "Lac-aux-Sables" (Lake of sand) flows through
325-572: The Code municipal du Québec (Municipal Code of Québec, R.S.Q. c. C-27.1), whereas cities and towns are governed by the Loi sur les cités et villes (Cities and Towns Act, R.S.Q. c. C-19) as well as (in the case of the older ones) various individual charters. The very largest communities in Quebec are colloquially called cities; however there are currently no municipalities under the province's current legal system classified as cities. Quebec's government uses
350-541: The Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean . North of the village, the area of Hervey Jonction is dotted with cottages, rivers, lakes and wild forests. The municipality of the parish of Lac-aux-Sables is located about 95 kilometers northwest of the Quebec City , in the populated part of the Mékinac Regional County Municipality . The Batiscan River cut the municipal territory into two parts. The right bank of
375-441: The urban agglomerations in Quebec , which, although they group together multiple municipalities, exercise only what are ordinarily local municipal powers. A list of local municipal units in Quebec by regional county municipality can be found at List of municipalities in Quebec . All municipalities (except cities), whether township, village, parish, or unspecified ones, are functionally and legally identical. The only difference
400-557: The English term town as the translation for the French term ville , and township for canton . The least-populated towns in Quebec ( Barkmere , with a population of about 60, or L'Île-Dorval , with less than 10) are much smaller than the most populous municipalities of other types ( Saint-Charles-Borromée and Sainte-Sophie , each with populations of over 13,300). The title city ( French : cité code=C) still legally exists, with
425-599: The civilian side, this area has been integrated into the parish municipality of Lac-aux-Sables since the beginning. The second Hervey station was built in 1905 and is then the junction point for trains from Montréal to the city of Quebec , Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean , the Haut-Saint-Maurice and the Abitibi . Now, the train stops for a few minutes to separate and route the two passenger trains (the Abitibi] and
450-623: The incumbent MNA Marie-Louise Tardif , of the Coalition Avenir Québec , was re-elected to represent the population of Trois-Rives in the National Assembly of Quebec . Federally, Trois-Rives is part of the federal riding of Saint-Maurice—Champlain. In the 2021 Canadian federal election , the incumbent François-Philippe Champagne of the Liberal Party was re-elected to represent the population Trois-Rives in
475-456: The municipal government of Dorval still uses the name Cité de Dorval). Prior to January 1, 1995, the code for municipalité was not M but rather SD ( sans désignation ; that is, unqualified municipality). Prior to 2004, there was a single code, TR, to cover the modern-day TC and TK. When the distinction between TC and TK was introduced, it was made retroactive to 1984, date of the federal Cree-Naskapi (of Quebec) Act (S.C. 1984, c. 18). There
500-510: The municipal incorporation was confirmed. On December 26, 1998, the municipality was renamed to Trois-Rives (French for "Three shores") to better represent the geography of the municipality as it is crossed by three rivers: the Matawin , the Mékinac , and the Saint-Maurice River . On August 28, 2004, Trois-Rives was enlarged by some 70 square kilometres (27 sq mi) when it annexed
525-641: The south into the Propre River whose path passes through Huron Lake (located to the west). The territory of Lac-aux-Sables is mostly included in the Batiscanie , except the area of Missionary Lake at the western boundary, on the edge of Sainte-Thèecle which flows in the sub-basin of the Mekinac River , unless another area on the edge of Saint-Ubalde, Quebec (East) which flows into the Charest river . In 2004, Lac-Masketsi (unorganized territory)
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#1732802387182550-578: The territory: the Matawin River , the Saint-Maurice River and the Mékinac River . It was established in 1972 as Boucher, named after the geographic township of Boucher in which it is located. This name was chosen in honour of Pierre Boucher , former French governor of Trois-Rivières and owner of the Boucher and Boucherville Seignories in the late 17th century. It was not until 1978 that
575-422: Was built in 1905 and is now the junction of trains from Montreal to Quebec City , Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean , Haut-Saint-Maurice (upper Saint-Maurice region) and Abitibi . Since its origins, the sector of Hervey-Jonction which has a population of about 300 inhabitants, is linked to the history of Lac-aux-Sables. On the religious side, the service Saint-Leopold Hervey-Jonction serves the local population. On
600-495: Was canonically erected as of 21 January 1897, and the Municipality of Lac-aux-Sables parish was erected civilly as of 24 April 1899. The territory of Saint-Rémi-du-Lac-aux-Sables was detached from Notre-Dame-des-Anges-de-Montauban , Saint-Casimir and Saint-Ubalde in 1899. The municipality was renamed Lac-aux-Sables in 1983. In the 21st century, the resort and forestry sectors are the main economic drivers, with agriculture
625-405: Was reduced in size by some 90 square kilometres (35 sq mi) when portions were annexed by mostly Trois-Rives (70 km²) as well as Lac-aux-Sables (20 km²). In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Lac-aux-Sables had a population of 1,380 living in 744 of its 1,157 total private dwellings, a change of 6.8% from its 2016 population of 1,292 . With
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