Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, Quebec

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Notre-Dame-de-Lorette
Municipality
Notre-Dame-de-Lorette
Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.
Coordinates: 49°05′N 72°21′W / 49.083°N 72.350°W / 49.083; -72.350Coordinates: 49°05′N 72°21′W / 49.083°N 72.350°W / 49.083; -72.350[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM Maria-Chapdelaine
Settled 1931
Constituted January 1, 1966
Government[2]
  Mayor Daniel Tremblay
  Federal riding Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
  Prov. riding Roberval
Area[2][3]
  Total 339.50 km2 (131.08 sq mi)
  Land 338.51 km2 (130.70 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 189
  Density 0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
  Pop (2006–11) Increase 8.0%
  Dwellings 87
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0W 1B0
Area code(s) 418 and 581

Notre-Dame-de-Lorette is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the regional county municipality of Maria-Chapdelaine. With a population of 175 in the Canada 2006 Census,[4] it is the least populated and northern-most municipality in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region.

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2011: 189 (2006 to 2011 population change: 8.0%)
  • Population in 2006: 175
  • Population in 2001: 216
  • Population in 1996: 234
  • Population in 1991: 258

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 85 (total dwellings: 87)

Mother tongue:[4]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 100%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

References

  1. Reference number 44852 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Notre-Dame-de-Lorette
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Notre-Dame-de-Lorette census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-11-24. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Notre-Dame-de-Lorette community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-11-24. 
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



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