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 | |
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Coordinates: 45°21′N 072°56′W / 45.350°N 72.933°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Montérégie |
RCM | Rouville |
Constituted | December 31, 1997 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Yvan Pinsonneault |
• Federal riding | Shefford |
• Prov. riding | Iberville |
Area | |
• Total | 90.29 km2 (34.86 sq mi) |
• Land | 89.99 km2 (34.75 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,699 |
• Density | 29.9/km2 (77/sq mi) |
• Pop 2011–2016 | 11.5% |
• Dwellings | 1,069 |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area codes | 450 and 579 |
Highways A-10 | R-235 |
Website | www |
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
editPopulation
editPopulation trend:[5]
Census | Population | Change (%) |
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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
editMother tongue language (2016)[6]
Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 338902". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 55008". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SHEFFORD (Quebec)
- ^ "Ange-Gardien (Code 2455008) Census Profile". 2016 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ 2016 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Ange-Gardien, Quebec
External links
edit- Media related to Ange-Gardien, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons