Ange-Gardien is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Rouville Regional County Municipality in the province's Montérégie region. The population as of the 2016 Canadian Census was 2,699.

Ange-Gardien
Location within Rouville RCM
Location within Rouville RCM
Ange-Gardien is located in Southern Quebec
Ange-Gardien
Ange-Gardien
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°21′N 072°56′W / 45.350°N 72.933°W / 45.350; -72.933[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMRouville
ConstitutedDecember 31, 1997
Government
 • MayorYvan Pinsonneault
 • Federal ridingShefford
 • Prov. ridingIberville
Area
 • Total
90.29 km2 (34.86 sq mi)
 • Land89.99 km2 (34.75 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
2,699
 • Density29.9/km2 (77/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011–2016
Increase 11.5%
 • Dwellings
1,069
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area codes450 and 579
Highways
A-10

R-235
Websitewww.municipalite.ange-gardien.qc.ca Edit this at Wikidata

It was constituted on December 31, 1997, by the amalgamation of the village municipality of L'Ange-Gardien and the parish municipality of Saint-Ange-Gardien; the former is not to be confused with two other present-day municipalities in Quebec called "L'Ange-Gardien".

Demographics

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Catholic Church at Ange-Gardien

Population

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Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 2,420   21.8%
2006 1,987   0.4%
2001 1,994   4.3%
Merger 1,911 (+)   68.66%
1996 599   6.4%
1991 553 N/A

(+) Amalgamation of the Parish of Saint-Ange-Gardien and the Village of L'Ange-Gardien on December 31, 1997.

Language

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Mother tongue language (2016)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 2,570 96.6%
English only 40 1.5%
Both English and French 10 0.4%
Other languages 35 1.3%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 338902". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 55008". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SHEFFORD (Quebec)
  4. ^ "Ange-Gardien (Code 2455008) Census Profile". 2016 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ^ 2016 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Ange-Gardien, Quebec
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