Ange-Gardien, Quebec

Not to be confused with L'Ange-Gardien (Capitale-Nationale) or L'Ange-Gardien (Outaouais).
Ange-Gardien
Municipality

Location within Rouville RCM.
Ange-Gardien

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 45°21′N 72°56′W / 45.350°N 72.933°W / 45.350; -72.933Coordinates: 45°21′N 72°56′W / 45.350°N 72.933°W / 45.350; -72.933[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Rouville
Constituted December 31, 1997
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Odette Ménard
 • Federal riding Shefford
 • Prov. riding Iberville
Area[2][4]
 • Total 90.50 km2 (34.94 sq mi)
 • Land 89.90 km2 (34.71 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 2,420
 • Density 26.9/km2 (70/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 21.8%
 • Dwellings 972
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0E 1E0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways
A-10
Route 235
Website www.municipalite.
ange-gardien.qc.ca

Ange-Gardien 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 Canada 2011 Census was 2,420.

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

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 (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 1,950 97.26%
English only 15 0.75%
Both English and French 10 0.50%
Other languages 30 1.49%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 338902 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Ange-Gardien
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SHEFFORD (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Ange-Gardien, Quebec
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Ange-Gardien, Quebec


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford Granby
Saint-Césaire Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby
   Ange-Gardien  
Farnham Brigham


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