Ange-Gardien
Ange-Gardien | |
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 Location within Rouville RCM | |
  Ange-Gardien Location in southern Quebec | |
| 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 |
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.
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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Population
[edit]Population trend:[5]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
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| 2011 | 2,420 | 21.8%
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| 2006 | 1,987 |  0.4%
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| 2001 | 1,994 | 4.3%
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| Merger | 1,911 (+) | 68.66%
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| 1996 | 599 | 6.4%
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| 1991 | 553 | N/A |
(+) Amalgamation of the Parish of Saint-Ange-Gardien and the Village of L'Ange-Gardien on December 31, 1997.
Language
[edit]Mother 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
[edit]References
[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
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Media related to Ange-Gardien, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
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