Mont-Tremblant

The area was inhabited by Algonquins before European colonization. It was settled in 1872 by parish priest Antoine Labelle, leading to formal establishment of the parish in 1879. A railway line from Montreal was completed to the village of Saint-Jovite in 1892, and extended to Lac Mercier in 1904. Mont-Tremblant developed around the Lac-Mercier station. In 1905 a hydroelectric dam was erected on the banks of the Ruisseau Clair (Clear River) and the Rivière-du-Diable (Devil's River) providing electricity initially for Saint-Jovite. Principal economic activities were agriculture and logging. Constructed by Joseph Bondurant Ryan, the ski resort Mont-Tremblant Lodge began operation of their first chair lift in 1939. His family sold the resort in 1965 to a consortium of investors. In 2002 the four municipalities in the area merged, Ville Saint-Jovite, Paroisse de Saint-Jovite, Mont-Tremblant, and Lac-Tremblant-Nord, becoming the amalgamated Ville de Mont-Tremblant. Afterwards the Municipality of Lac-Tremblant-Nord separated, effective 2006. == Geography ==

The city is dominated by Mont Tremblant with an altitude of 968m which is one of the highest peaks in southern Quebec. {{Weather box == Demographics ==

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mont-Tremblant had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Population: • Population in 2021: 10,992 • Population in 2016: 9,646 • Population in 2011: 9,494 • Population in 2006: 8,892 • Population in 2001: 8,317 Language: • French as first language: 86.9% • English as first language: 8% • Other as first language: 2.8% ==Education==

The city has five elementary schools on its territory, one high school, one professional training school, and one public college. The Commission scolaire des Laurentides operates French-language schools: • Elementary schools: Fleur-Soleil, L'Odyssée, La Ribambelle, Tournesol, Trois Saisons. • High school: École Polyvalente Curé-Mercure. The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language schools: • Saint Agathe Academy in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts serves students for both elementary and secondary levels. • Arundel Elementary School in Arundel also serves students at the elementary level Professional training school: Centre Le Florès. CEGEP: Centre Collégial de Mont-Tremblant (also called CEGEP de Saint-Jerome Mont-Tremblant campus). ==See also==