Lac-des-Seize-Îles

Lac-des-Seize-Îles (French pronunciation: [lak de sɛz il]; French for Sixteen Islands Lake) is a village and municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality. The municipality surrounds and is named after Sixteen Island Lake (Lac des Seize Îles) with the village situated at the northern end of this lake.

Lac-des-Seize-Îles
Location within Les Pays-d'en-Haut RCM
Lac-des-Seize-Îles
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°54′N 74°28′W
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMLes Pays-d'en-Haut
Settled1897
ConstitutedFebruary 19, 1914
Government
  MayorCorina Lupu
  Federal ridingArgenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
  Prov. ridingArgenteuil
Area
  Total13.30 km2 (5.14 sq mi)
  Land8.96 km2 (3.46 sq mi)
Elevation
290 m (950 ft)
Population
 (2016)
  Total172
  Density19.2/km2 (50/sq mi)
  Pop (2011–16)
22.9%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0T 2M0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-364
Websitewww.lac-des-seize-iles.ca
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