Arundel is a township municipality in Quebec, Canada, located 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Mont-Tremblant.
Arundel Township first appeared on the Gale and Duberger Map of 1795, but was not settled until the mid-19th century when Scottish and Irish immigrants 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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History
The township, proclaimed in 1857, originally belonged to Sydney Robert Bellingham, who named the township after Arundel in West Sussex, England. In 1858, a sawmill was built, attracting settlers to the area.
On January 1, 1878, the United Township Municipality of Arundel-et-De Salaberry was created. In 1881, Arundel Township became an independent municipality when the townships separated (De Salaberry Township becoming part of the United Township Municipality of De Salaberry-et-Grandison, today part of Mont-Tremblant).
In 1926, the township lost roughly half its territory when the Municipality of Huberdeau and the Town of Barkmere were created.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Arundel had a population of 578 living in 290 of its 402 total private dwellings, a change of 2.7% from its 2016 population of 563. With a land area of 63.45 km2 (24.50 sq mi), it had a population density of 9.1/km2 (23.6/sq mi) in 2021.
Mother tongue (2021):
French as first language: 56.9%
English as first language: 36.2%
English and French as first languages: 2.6%
Other as first language: 4.3%
Attractions
Arundel is home to the Corridor Aérobique, a 58 kilometer trail used for walking, biking, skiing, snowshoeing and various other outdoor activities. This trail boarders the Rouge River (Laurentides) for some distance and also leads to the neighboring towns of Montcalm, Quebec, Huberdeau, Quebec, Morin-Heights and Lac-des-Seize-Îles just to name a few.
Government
List of former mayors:
David Flanagan (...–2005)
Johanna Earle (2005–2009)
Julia Stuart (2009–2013)
Guylaine Berlinguette (2013–2017)
Pascale Blais (2017–2025)
Marc Poirier (2025–present)
Education
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board is the English-language school board of the town. Schools serving the town:
Arundel Elementary School
Sainte Agathe Academy (for high school only) in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts