About Us

A little bit of history...

Founded in 1840, this small municipality was first visited vacation purposes and gradually transformed itself into a more permanent destination. The number of full time residents keeps growing, climbing from 1133 in 1996 to more than 1540 in 2006. The seasonal population however, is estimated at over 3500.

vue aérienne du lac Hugues The territory of the Municipality of the Township of Gore spreads over 93.86 square kilometres on the Laurentian Shield and is located between the municipalities of Milles-Iles on the North side, the Township of Wentworth on the West side, St-Colomban on the East and Lachute on the South. With its irregular land topography and its numerous water ways, the municipality offers a heart warming natural beauty that reflects on the quality of life of its citizens. The land elevation varies from 550 feet to 1400 feet above sea level. These variations allow us to discover a variety of amazing sceneries, from a vast forest to a lake and yet, to residential area.

vue aérienne du lac Dunany The water abundance brings a special attraction to the municipality. The lakes cover 595 hectares (6.2%) of the municipality’s territory. They are characterized by their long shape and their orientation towards the West/North-East side. Some of them are entirely developed, others very little or not at all. The Lakes Barron, Hughes, Chevreuil, aux Oiseaux, Solar, Caroline, Evans, Dawson, Clark, Grace and Sugarloaf offered the most interests for residential development. Eight Lake Associations were created within the municipality and most are dedicated to the control of the pollution. Furthermore, the Associations organize activities for the citizens and the Municipality of the Township of Gore participates financially.

The forest cover, the numerous water ways favour the conservation and the quality of the wildlife, the flora and wet land. The majority of our forests is between 50 and 70 years old and holds mostly the following species: birch, poplar, sugar maple, white pine, fir, spruce, hemlock, beech and cedar. These species enhance the richness of the colors of our forest and our territory.