Ange-Gardien
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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 Location within Rouville RCM | |
  Ange-Gardien Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°21′N 072°56′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 |  Route 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
Catholic Church at Ange-Gardien
Population
Population 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
Mother tongue language (2006)[6]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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| French only | 1,950 | 97.26% |
| English only | 15 | 0.75% |
| Both English and French | 10 | 0.50% |
| Other languages | 30 | 1.49% |
References
- Reference number 338902 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Geographic code 55008 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SHEFFORD (Quebec)
- "(Code 2455008) Census Profile". 2016 census. Statistics Canada. 2017.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Ange-Gardien, Quebec
External links
Media related to Ange-Gardien, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
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