Val-des-Monts
Val-des-Monts | |
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Rural neighborhood in Val-des-Monts | |
Location within Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM | |
| Coordinates: 45°39′N 75°40′W / 45.650°N 75.667°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Outaouais |
| RCM | Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais |
| Constituted | January 1, 1975 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jules Dagenais |
| • Federal riding | Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation |
| • Prov. riding | Gatineau |
| Area | |
• Total | 481.40 km2 (185.87 sq mi) |
| • Land | 434.77 km2 (167.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 13,328 |
| • Density | 30.7/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 15.1% |
| • Dwellings | 7,002 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | R-307 R-366 |
| Website | www |
Val-des-Monts (French pronunciation: [val de mɔ̃]) is a municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada, located about 40 km (25 mi) north of Ottawa, Ontario. It has a population of 13,328 residents in 2021. Formed in 1975 by the merger of the towns of Perkins, Saint-Pierre-de-Wakefield and Poltimore, it consists mainly of farms and mountainous forests. Many of its residents commute to Ottawa or Gatineau for work. Due to its numerous lakes, its population is boosted during summers by people living in cottages. Most of the people in Val-des-Monts live in the village of Perkins.