L'Ange-Gardien, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec

L'Ange-Gardien is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. It is part of La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality.

L'Ange-Gardien
Municipality
L'Ange-Gardien as seen from Île d'Orléans
Location within La Côte-de-Beaupré RCM
L'Ange-Gardien
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°55′N 71°06′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
RCMLa Côte-de-Beaupré
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
 • MayorPierre Lefrançois
 • Federal ridingBeauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix
 • Prov. ridingCharlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area
 • Total53.59 km2 (20.69 sq mi)
 • Land52.64 km2 (20.32 sq mi)
Population
 • Total3,695
 • Density68.9/km2 (178/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011–2016
 1.7%
 • Dwellings
1,625
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0A 2K0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 138
Route 360
Websitewww.langegardien.qc.ca

L'Ange-Gardien changed status from parish municipality to ordinary municipality on May 17, 2007.[1]

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 3634 (2006 to 2011 population change: 20.8%)
  • Population in 2006: 3008
  • Population in 2001: 2815
  • Population in 1996: 2841
  • Population in 1991: 2819

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1,459 (total dwellings: 1,534)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 1.7%
  • French as first language: 97.5%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0.8%
L'Ange-Gardien in winter as seen from the frozen Saint Lawrence River.

See also

References
  1. Reference number 397361 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 21040 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2421040) Census Profile". 2016 census. Statistics Canada. 2017.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

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