Amherst, Quebec

Amherst
Township municipality
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Location within Les Laurentides RCM. Location within Les Laurentides RCM.
Amherst Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates:
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	Les Laurentides
Constituted	March 9, 1887
Named for	Jeffery Amherst
Government
• Mayor	Bernard Lapointe
• Federal riding	Laurentides—Labelle
• Prov. riding	Labelle
Area
• Total	249.40 km2 (96.29 sq mi)
• Land	231.18 km2 (89.26 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,524
• Density	6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	7.2%
• Dwellings	1,608
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0T 2L0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	Route 323 Route 364
Website	www.municipalite. amherst.qc.ca

Amherst is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.

The village of Vendée is also located within the municipality.

Demographics

Population trend:

• Population in 2011: 1524 (2006 to 2011 population change: 7.2%)
• Population in 2006: 1421
• Population in 2001: 1214
• Population in 1996: 1145 (or 1169 when adjusted for 2001 boundaries)
• Population in 1991: 883

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 760 (total dwellings: 1608)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0.7%
• French as first language: 97.2%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 2.1%