Ange-Gardien

Not to be confused with L'Ange-Gardien, Quebec.

Ange-Gardien
Municipality
Location within Rouville RCM
Location within Rouville RCM
Ange-Gardien is located in Southern Quebec
Ange-Gardien
Ange-Gardien
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°21′N 072°56′W / 45.350°N 72.933°W / 45.350; -72.933[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMRouville
ConstitutedDecember 31, 1997
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorYvan Pinsonneault
 • Federal ridingShefford
 • Prov. ridingIberville
Area
[2]
 • Total
90.29 km2 (34.86 sq mi)
 • Land89.99 km2 (34.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
2,699
 • Density29.9/km2 (77/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011–2016
Increase 11.5%
 • Dwellings
1,069
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0E 1E0
Area codes450 and 579
Highways
A-10
R-235
Websitewww.municipalite.ange-gardien.qc.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Ange-Gardien (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʒ ɡaʁdjɛ̃]) 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.

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 (%)
2011 2,420 Increase 21.8%
2006 1,987 Decrease 0.4%
2001 1,994 Increase 4.3%
Merger 1,911 (+) Increase 68.66%
1996 599 Increase 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 (2016)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 2,570 96.6%
English only 40 1.5%
Both English and French 10 0.4%
Other languages 35 1.3%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 338902". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 55008". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SHEFFORD (Quebec)
  4. ^ "Ange-Gardien (Code 2455008) Census Profile". 2016 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ^ 2016 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Ange-Gardien, Quebec