Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola, Quebec

Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola
Coordinates:
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Lanaudière
Regional County D'Autray
Settled 1669
Incorporated February 11, 1897
Government
 • Type Parish municipality
 • Mayor Jean-Luc Barthe
 • Federal riding Berthier—Maskinongé
 • Prov. riding Berthier
Area[1]
 • Land 36.16 km2 (14 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
 • Total 1,925
 • Density 53.2/km2 (137.8/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code J0K
Area code(s) 450

Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola is a parish municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the D'Autray Regional County Municipality. Its territory is located on 33 of the Sorel Islands in the Saint Lawrence River where it flows into Lac Saint-Pierre, the largest of which are île Madame, île aux Ours, and La Grande Île.[2]

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History

In 1895, the Parish of Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola was formed, and named in honour of the founder of the Jesuits, Ignatius López de Loyola (1491-1556). In 1896, its post office opened and a year later, the parish municipality was established by separating from La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas.[2]

Demographics

Population:[3]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 799 (total dwellings: 872)

Mother tongue:

References

  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola community profile
  2. ^ a b "Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola (Municipalité de paroisse)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/toposweb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=56761. Retrieved 2009-11-03. 
  3. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

External links

La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas Lac Saint-Pierre
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas Saint Lawrence River (main channel) / Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel
   Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola    
Saint Lawrence River (main channel)
Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel, Sorel-Tracy
 Administrative divisions of Lanaudière  (Region 14)
Regional county municipalities
and equivalent territories
Municipalities