Pointe-Fortune is located on the right bank of the Ottawa River close to the Lake of Two Mountains.

[1] The municipality was formerly called Petites-Écorces and Petit-Carillon (referring to the larger Carillon directly across the Ottawa River), but in 1851, the post office opened under the English name of Point Fortune (modified to its current name in 1954).

[9] Macdonell-Williamson House,[13] which owes its existence to the fur trade and the Voyageurs, is located just west of the historical boundary marker, which still stands and marked the division between Upper and Lower Canada.

[1] The municipality was originally served by the Catholic parish of St. Francois Xavier, established in 1904, which eventually closed on December 24, 2014.

List of former mayors:[6] Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.