Lanoraie

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Lanoraie

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| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = ÉGLISE SAINT-JOSEPH.jpg

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| image_caption = Église Saint-Joseph de Lanoraie, 9 Oct 2022

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| nickname =

| motto = Ferme est ma foy (French for "Firm is my faith")

| image_map = Lanoraie Quebec location diagram.png

| map_caption = Location within D'Autray RCM

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| pushpin_label_position = left

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in central Quebec

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Canada

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Quebec

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = Lanaudière

| subdivision_type3 = RCM

| subdivision_name3 = D'Autray

| established_title = Settled

| established_date = 1732

| established_title1 = Constituted

| established_date1 = December 6, 2000

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| government_type =

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = André Villeneuve

| leader_title1 = Federal riding

| leader_name1 = Berthier—Maskinongé

| leader_title2 = Prov. riding

| leader_name2 = Berthier

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 115.40

| area_land_km2 = 102.74

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| population_footnotes = Statistics Canada 2021 Census - [https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Lanoraie&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&DGUIDlist=2021A00052452017 Lanoraie census profile]

| population_total = 5,134

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_density_km2 = 50

| population_blank1_title = Pop 2016-2021

| population_blank1 = {{increase}} 7.2%

| population_blank2_title = Dwellings

| population_blank2 = 2,199

| timezone = EST

| utc_offset = −5

| timezone_DST = EDT

| utc_offset_DST = −4

| postal_code_type = Postal code(s)

| postal_code = J0K 1E0

| area_code = 450 and 579

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| website = {{URL|www.lanoraie.ca}}

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Lanoraie ({{IPA|fr|lanɔʁɛ}}) is a town in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the D'Autray Regional County Municipality.

History

When Jacques Cartier passed through in the 16th century, the Iroquois had already established themselves in the area, calling it Agochanda or Agouchonda, meaning "place where one stops to eat and rest". It was also in this area in 1642 that Isaac Jogues was abducted by the Mohawks along with Guillaume Couture and René Goupil, and taken into captivity and tortured.{{cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/toposweb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=364730 |title= Lanoraie (Municipalité) |accessdate=2009-11-02 |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |language=French}}

In 1672, the Intendant of New France Jean Talon granted the territory as a seignory to Louis de Niort de La Noraye (1639-1708). In 1688, the Seignory of La Noraye (also spelled as: Lanauraie, Lanoraie, Noraye) was united with the Autray Seignory, granted in 1637 to Jean Bourdon who passed it on to his son Jacques Bourdon d'Autray in 1653.

Although the Parish of Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie was founded in 1732, it did not really begin to develop until 1831. In 1845, this parish was incorporated as the Parish Municipality of Lanoraie, but abolished two years later in 1847, when it became part of the Berthier County Municipality. In 1855, it was reestablished as the Parish Municipality of Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie. In 1848, the Municipality of Lanoraie-d'Autray was formed.

On December 6, 2000, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie and the Municipality of Lanoraie-d'Autray were merged to form the new Municipality of Lanoraie.

Demographics

Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census

Population in 2021: 5,134 (2016 to 2021 population change: 7.2%)
Population in 2016: 4,787
Population in 2011: 4,447
Population in 2006: 4,067
Population in 2001: 3,869

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2,123 (total dwellings: 2,199)

Mother tongue:

English as first language: 1.2%
French as first language: 95.5%
English and French as first language: 1.1%
Other as first language: 2.1%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:

École de la Source d'Autray"[http://www.cssamares.qc.ca/?page=ecoleinfo&type=1&no=006 de la Source d'Autray]." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:

Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée"[http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/157%20-%20WEB%20JOLIETTE.pdf JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE]." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
Joliette High School in Joliette"[http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/181%20-%20WEB%20JOLIETTE%20HS%20-%20SEC%201-5.pdf Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5]." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.