L'Ange-Gardien, Outaouais, Quebec

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L'Ange-Gardien
Coordinates: 45°39′N 75°27′W / 45.65, -75.45
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Outaouais
Incorporation 1979
Government
 - Type Municipality
 - Mayor Armand Renaud
Area [1]
 - Total 224.17 km² (86.6 sq mi)
 - Land 217.51 km² (84 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
 - Total 4,348
 - Density 20.0/km² (51.8/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code
Website: www.ville.lange-gardien.qc.ca

L'Ange-Gardien (French for "guardian angel") is a municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. It constitutes the eastern-most part of the Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality, north of the Buckingham Sector of the City of Gatineau.

The municipality straddles both sides of the Du Lièvre River. The following communities and villages are within its boundaries:

  • Glen Almond
  • Neilon
  • Ribot

[edit] History

In 1861, a parish was formed and named L'Ange-Gardien. In 1869, a post office serving the parish and village was established. In 1881, it was separated from Buckingham Canton and formed into a parish municipality. [3] In 1915 the village of Angers was separated from L'Ange-Gardien.

On January 1, 1975 L'Ange-Gardien, Buckingham, Masson, Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, Angers, Buckingham-South-East, and Buckingham-South-West were merged to form the City of Buckingham. But because of adverse public reaction, this merger did not last long. On January 1, 1980 the former municipalities of West Buckingham, Buckingham Township, and L'Ange-Gardien Parish were reorganized into the Municipality of L'Ange-Gardien. [4]

[edit] Demographics

Population: [5]

  • Population in 2006: 4348
  • Population in 2001: 3610
    • 2001 to 2006 population change: 20.4 %
  • Population in 1996: 3521
  • Population in 1991: 2815

Total private dwellings (excluding seasonal cottages): 1492

Languages:

  • English as first language: 16 %
  • French as first language: 82 %
  • English and French as first language: 1 %
  • Other as first language: 1 %

[edit] References

  1. ^ Total area: Affaires municipales et régions Québec (MAMR)
    Land area: Statistics Canada
  2. ^ Statistics Canada 2006 census (Note that MAMR shows a 2006 population of 4428)
  3. ^ L'Ange-Gardien (French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
  4. ^ Municipality of L'Ange-Gardien History. Municipalité de L'Ange-Gardien. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
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