Déléage (French pronunciation: [deleaʒ]) is a town and municipality in La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. It is situated on the eastern banks of the Gatineau River opposite Maniwaki.
Déléage | |
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  Déléage Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°23′N 75°55′W / 46.383°N 75.917°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Outaouais |
| RCM | La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau |
| Constituted | January 1, 1881 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anne Potvin |
| • Federal riding | Pontiac |
| • Prov. riding | Gatineau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 263.42 km2 (101.71 sq mi) |
| • Land | 248.26 km2 (95.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,916 |
| • Density | 7.7/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–21) |  3.5% |
| • Dwellings | 1,021 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | www |
Deleage and Deléage are frequently used alternate spellings.[4] The official spelling was changed from Deleage to Déléage on March 20, 2004.[5]
History
editIn 1871, the Kensington Township was proclaimed, named after a district of West London, England. In 1881, the Township Municipality of Kensington was formed. In 1930, it was renamed to Déléage, in honour of Jean-Francois-Regis Déléage (1821-1884), born in Haute-Loire and missionary in the Outaouais from 1853 to 1879, where he founded a dozen parishes. His name was also used to identify the post office between 1929 and 1967.[4]
Demographics
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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 872 (out of 1,021 total)[3]
Languages:
- English as first language: 3%
- French as first language: 94%
- English and French as first language: 1%
- Other as first language: 2%
Local government
editList of former mayors:
- Palma Morin (...–2005)
- Jean-Paul Barbe (2005–2013)
- Bernard Cayen (2013–2017)
- Raymond Morin (2017–2021)
- Anne Potvin (2021–present)
References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 176541". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 83070". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "Déléage, Municipalité (MÉ) (Code 2483070) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ a b "Municipalité de Déléage" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-08-22. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ Statistics Canada - Population and dwelling count amendments to the 2001 Census
External links
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