L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur 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]
- Population in 2021: 2,079 (2016 to 2021 population change: 4.6%)
- Population in 2016: 1,987
- Population in 2011: 1,983
- Population in 2006: 1,976
- Population in 2001: 1,933
- Population in 1996: 1,867
- Population in 1991: 1,823
- Population in 1986: 1,845
- Population in 1981: 1,701
- Population in 1976: 1,511
- Population in 1971: 1,474
- Population in 1966: 1,637
- Population in 1961: 1,742
- Population in 1956: 1,678
- Population in 1951: 1,578
- Population in 1941: 912
- Population in 1931: 801
- Population in 1921: 702
Mother tongue:[6]
- English as first language: 0.7%
- French as first language: 99.3%
- English and French as first language: 0.2%
- Other as first language: 0.2%
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur
- 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
- Web site: L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur (Municipalité de paroisse) . Commission de toponymie du Québec . 2010-11-11 . French.
- Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec . . February 9, 2022 . August 29, 2022.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052493065&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=L%27Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur Canada 2021 Census Community Profiles: L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur
