L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur, Quebec explained

L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur
Mapsize:200px
Pushpin Map:Canada Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.
Coordinates:48.7°N -112°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1896
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:February 25, 1919
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Louis Ouellet
Area Total Km2:132.50
Area Land Km2:130.84
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:2079
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:15.9
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2016-2021
Population Blank1: 4.6%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:985
Utc Offset:−5
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:No major routes

L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada, located within the regional county municipality of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region. Its name is French for "the Ascension of Our Lord".

The municipality had a population of 2,079 in the Canada 2021 Census.

History

The area opened for colonization in 1896 and on June 8, 1916, the parish was formed. In 1919, the place was incorporated, taking the name of the parish.[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 130.84km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

Population trend:[5]

Mother tongue:[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur
  2. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=L%27ascen&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&DGUIDlist=2021A00052493065 Canada 2021 Census Census Profiles: L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur
  3. Web site: L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur (Municipalité de paroisse) . Commission de toponymie du Québec . 2010-11-11 . French.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec . . February 9, 2022 . August 29, 2022.
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  6. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2493065&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= Canada 2006 Census Community Profiles: L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur