Arundel, Quebec
Arundel is a township municipality in Quebec, Canada, located 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Mont Tremblant.
Arundel | |
|---|---|
Location within Les Laurentides RCM. | |
Arundel Location in central Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°58′N 74°37′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| RCM | Les Laurentides |
| Settled | 1854 |
| Constituted | January 1, 1878 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pascale Blais |
| • Federal riding | Laurentides—Labelle |
| • Prov. riding | Argenteuil |
| Area | |
| • Total | 66.90 km2 (25.83 sq mi) |
| • Land | 63.45 km2 (24.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 578 |
| • Density | 9.1/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 2.7% |
| • Dwellings | 402 |
| Demonym | Arundelite |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J0T 1A0 |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | R-327 R-364 |
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.
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