Estérel, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Estérel is a village and municipality in the Laurentides
region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality
. The municipal territory almost entirely extends around Lake Masson, whereas the village itself is situated on the eastern shore of this lake.
, which formed in the early 1860s.
Around 1920, Belgian Baron Louis Empain
acquired substantially all the land around Lake Masson intending to build a resort called Estérel, named after the Esterel massif
in Provence, south-east France. In 1939, the Estérel Post Office opened.
In 1958, Fridolin Simard, an industrialist from Abitibi, bought over 2000 hectares of the baron's estate and completed the holiday resort. A year later in 1959, The Town of Estérel was formed when it separated from Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson.
On October 10, 2001, the Town of Estérel and the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson were merged to become the Town of Sainte-Marguerite–Estérel. On January 1, 2006, after a municipal referendum, the Town of Estérel was however re-established and the Town of Sainte-Marguerite–Estérel was renamed to its former name of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson.
Total private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 119 (total: 338)
Mother tongue:
Laurentides (region)
The Laurentides is a region of Quebec. While it is often called the Laurentians in English, the region includes only part of the Laurentian mountains...
region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality
Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Les Pays-d'En-Haut is a county regional municipality of Quebec in Canada. The population of the MRC according to the 2006 Census is 36,573-Towns:* Estérel* Sainte-Adèle* Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson* Saint-Sauveur-Municipalities:* Lac-des-Seize-Îles...
. The municipal territory almost entirely extends around Lake Masson, whereas the village itself is situated on the eastern shore of this lake.
History
The area of Estérel was first part of the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-MassonSainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson, Quebec
Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson is a village and municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality...
, which formed in the early 1860s.
Around 1920, Belgian Baron Louis Empain
Baron Empain
Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Empain was a wealthy Belgian engineer, entrepreneur, financier and industrialist, as well as an amateur Egyptologist.-Early life:...
acquired substantially all the land around Lake Masson intending to build a resort called Estérel, named after the Esterel massif
Esterel massif
The Esterel Massif is a coastal mountain range in the departments of Var and Alpes-Maritimes in Provence, south-east France....
in Provence, south-east France. In 1939, the Estérel Post Office opened.
In 1958, Fridolin Simard, an industrialist from Abitibi, bought over 2000 hectares of the baron's estate and completed the holiday resort. A year later in 1959, The Town of Estérel was formed when it separated from Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson.
On October 10, 2001, the Town of Estérel and the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson were merged to become the Town of Sainte-Marguerite–Estérel. On January 1, 2006, after a municipal referendum, the Town of Estérel was however re-established and the Town of Sainte-Marguerite–Estérel was renamed to its former name of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson.
Demographics
Population:- Population in 2006: 256
- 2001 to 2006 population change: 41.4 %
- Population in 2001: 181
- Population in 1996: 108
- Population in 1991: 119
Total private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 119 (total: 338)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 10 %
- French as first language: 90 %
- English and French as first language: 0 %
- Other as first language: 0 %