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Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, Quebec

Coordinates: 49°05′N 72°21′W / 49.083°N 72.350°W / 49.083; -72.350
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Notre-Dame-de-Lorette
Location of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette
Notre-Dame-de-Lorette is located in Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec
Notre-Dame-de-Lorette
Notre-Dame-de-Lorette
Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.
Coordinates: 49°05′N 72°21′W / 49.083°N 72.350°W / 49.083; -72.350[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionSaguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCMMaria-Chapdelaine
Settled1931
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1966
Government
 • MayorDaniel Tremblay
 • Federal ridingRoberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
 • Prov. ridingRoberval
Area
 • Total339.50 km2 (131.08 sq mi)
 • Land325.77 km2 (125.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total159
 • Density0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016–21)
Decrease 15.9%
 • Dwellings
116
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581

Notre-Dame-de-Lorette (French pronunciation: [nɔtʁ(ə) dam lɔʁɛt]) is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the regional county municipality of Maria-Chapdelaine. With a population of 159 in the Canada 2021 Census,[3] it is the least populated and northernmost municipality in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region.

Demographics

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Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2021: 159 (2016 to 2021 population change: -15.9%)
  • Population in 2016: 189
  • Population in 2011: 189
  • Population in 2006: 175
  • Population in 2001: 216
  • Population in 1996: 234
  • Population in 1991: 258

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 92 (total dwellings: 116)

Mother tongue:[3]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 96.9%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 44852". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Notre-Dame-de-Lorette Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c d "Notre-Dame-de-Lorette census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census