L'Ange-Gardien, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec
Not to be confused with L'Ange-Gardien, Outaouais, Quebec.
Not to be confused with the former L'Ange-Gardien in Montérégie which amalgamated into Ange-Gardien in 1997.
| L'Ange-Gardien | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
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L'Ange-Gardien as seen from Île d'Orléans | |
_Quebec_location_diagram.png) Location within La Côte-de-Beaupré RCM. | |
  L'Ange-Gardien Location in central Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°55′N 71°06′W / 46.917°N 71.100°WCoordinates: 46°55′N 71°06′W / 46.917°N 71.100°W[1] | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | La Côte-de-Beaupré |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government[2] | |
| • Mayor | Pierre Lefrançois |
| • Federal riding | Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix |
| • Prov. riding | Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 53.40 km2 (20.62 sq mi) |
| • Land | 53.46 km2 (20.64 sq mi) |
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There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 3,634 |
| • Density | 68.0/km2 (176/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 20.8% |
| • Dwellings | 1,534 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0A 2K0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |
 Route 138  Route 360 |
| Website |
www |
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 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 2 "L'Ange-Gardien (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
- 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: L'Ange-Gardien
- 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - L'Ange-Gardien census profile
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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