Estérel, Quebec

Estérel
City
Lac Dupuis, with Estérel Resort in the background
Lac Dupuis, with Estérel Resort in the background
Location within Les Pays-d'en-Haut RCM
Location within Les Pays-d'en-Haut RCM
Estérel is located in Central Quebec
Estérel
Estérel
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°03′N 74°01′W / 46.05°N 74.02°W / 46.05; -74.02[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMLes Pays-d'en-Haut
Settled1920s
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 2006
Government
[2]
 • MayorFrank Pappas
 • Federal ridingLes Pays-d'en-Haut
 • Prov. ridingBertrand
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
16.55 km2 (6.39 sq mi)
 • Land12.62 km2 (4.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
262
 • Density20.8/km2 (54/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016–21)
Increase 33.7%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0T 1E0
Area codes450 and 579
Websitewww.villedesterel.com

Estérel (French pronunciation: [ɛsteʁɛl]) is a city in Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. 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 originally part of the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson, which formed in the early 1860s.[4]

Around 1920, Baron Louis Empain, son of Belgian industrialist Baron Édouard 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.[5]

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.[5]

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.[4][5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Estérel had a population of 262 living in 153 of its 377 total private dwellings, a change of 33.7% from its 2016 population of 196. With a land area of 12.62 km2 (4.87 sq mi), it had a population density of 20.8/km2 (53.8/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Historical census populations – Estérel, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1961 12—    
1966 133+1008.3%
1971 94−29.3%
1976 54−42.6%
1981 68+25.9%
1986 56−17.6%
1991 119+112.5%
YearPop.±%
1996 108−9.2%
2001 181+67.6%
2006 256+41.4%
2011 199−22.3%
2016 196−1.5%
2021 262+33.7%
Source: Statistics Canada[3][6][7]

Mother tongue (2021):[3]

  • English as first language: 17%
  • French as first language: 75.5%
  • English and French as first language: 3.8%
  • Other as first language: 5.7%

Local government

Estérel town hall

List of former mayors:

  • Fridolin Simard (1959)
  • André Nadeau (...–2009)
  • Jean-Pierre Nepveu (2009–2017)
  • Joseph Dydzak (2017–2021)
  • Frank Pappas (2021–present)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 388481". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 77011". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Estérel, Quebec (Code 2477011) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
  4. ^ a b "Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson (Ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Archived from the original on 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
  5. ^ a b c "Estérel (Ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Archived from the original on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
  6. ^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, Part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.
  7. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
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