title: Sainte-Anne-du-Lac
text: # Sainte-Anne-du-Lac
  
  Sainte-Anne-du-Lac is a municipality and village in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality.
  
  Sainte-Anne-du-Lac is the northernmost community in the Laurentides region, about 45 km (28 mi) from Mont-Laurier. The village itself is located at the northern terminus of Quebec Route 309, on the south shore of Lake Tapani.
  
  ## History
  
  Settlement began around 1870. In 1916, the Parish of Sainte-Anne-du-Lac was formed, and the following year, the first school was built. Also in 1917, the Township of Décarie was established, and incorporated as a township municipality in 1920. It was named in honour of Jérémie-Louis Décarie. The township municipality used to extend to the Lièvre River, but the south-eastern portion was ceded in 1928 to the then newly created Municipality of Mont-Saint-Michel.
  
  In 1950, the village itself separated from the township to form the Village Municipality of Sainte-Anne-du-Lac.
  
  On December 30, 1976, the township and village municipalities merged to form the current Municipality of Sainte-Anne-du-Lac.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  | Year | Pop. | ±% |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1976 | 688 | — |
  | 1981 | 686 | −0.3% |
  | 1986 | 582 | −15.2% |
  | 1991 | 637 | +9.5% |
  | 1996 | 623 | −2.2% |
  | Year | Pop. | ±% |
  | 2001 | 570 | −8.5% |
  | 2006 | 613 | +7.5% |
  | 2011 | 619 | +1.0% |
  | 2016 | 575 | −7.1% |
  | 2021 | 556 | −3.3% |
  
  1991, 1996. 2001, 2006. 2011, 2016 :
  
  Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 299 (total dwellings: 422)
  
  Mother tongue:
  
  * French as first language: 95.65%
  * English as first language: 2.61%
  * English and French as first language: 0.87%
  * Other as first language: 0.87%
  
  ## Local government
  
  List of former mayors:
  
  * Aimé Lachapelle (...–2013)
  * Annick Brault (2013–2021)
  * Jocelyne Lafond (2021–present)
  