Arundel, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Arundel is a township
in Quebec
, Canada
, located 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) south of Mont Tremblant.
Arundel was settled by Scottish and Irish immigrants in the mid-19th century who established subsistence farming operations and worked the forests in winter.
Today most of the land is reserved for agricultural use despite strong growth in the region. Much of Arundel borders the Rouge River
.
Private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 269 (total: 383)
Mother tongue:
Township (Canada)
The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the county...
in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, located 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) south of Mont Tremblant.
Arundel was settled by Scottish and Irish immigrants in the mid-19th century who established subsistence farming operations and worked the forests in winter.
Today most of the land is reserved for agricultural use despite strong growth in the region. Much of Arundel borders the Rouge River
Rouge River (Quebec)
The Rouge River is a river in western Quebec, Canada,which empties into the Ottawa River near Pointe-au-Chêne and flows north of Mont Tremblant.It is located in the Laurentides,about halfway between...
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Demographics
Population:- Population in 2006: 601 (2001 to 2006 population change: 8.3 %)
- Population in 2001: 555
- Population in 1996: 533
- Population in 1991: 555
Private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 269 (total: 383)
Mother tongue:
- French as first language: 56 %
- English as first language: 38 %
- English and French as first language: 4 %
- Other as first language: 2 %