Irlande is a municipality in Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 884 as of the Canada 2016 Census.
Irlande | |
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 Location within Les Appalaches RCM. | |
  Irlande Location in province of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°04′N 71°29′W / 46.067°N 71.483°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Les Appalaches |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bruno Vézina |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
| Area | |
• Total | 112.10 km2 (43.28 sq mi) |
| • Land | 109.54 km2 (42.29 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 884 |
| • Density | 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 |  7.8% |
| • Dwellings | 434 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-165  R-216 |
| Website | www |
Irlande does not have a town or village centre, but the hamlet of Maple Grove, at the intersection of Chemins Craig and Gosford, constitutes the only notable urban agglomeration. This is where the Holy Trinity Anglican Church and the rectory are located.
Name
editThe township of Ireland was first colonized by Irish settlers, who called the area "New Ireland." The municipality kept the English spelling until 1987, when it took the French "Irlande". "Irlande" is the French name for Ireland.
References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 185528". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 31040". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Irlande, Municipalité [Census subdivision], Quebec and Quebec [Province]". 8 February 2017.