Saint-Gabriel, Quebec

For other places named Saint-Gabriel in Quebec, see Saint Gabriel (disambiguation).

Saint-Gabriel
City
Location within D'Autray RCM.
Saint-Gabriel Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°18′N 73°23′W / 46.300°N 73.383°WCoordinates: 46°18′N 73°23′W / 46.300°N 73.383°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	D'Autray
Settled	1825
Constituted	December 17, 1892
Government[2]
• Mayor	Gaétan Gravel
• Federal riding	Berthier—Maskinongé
• Prov. riding	Berthier
Area[2][3]
• Total	12.90 km^2 (4.98 sq mi)
• Land	2.81 km^2 (1.08 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	2,844
• Density	1,012.3/km^2 (2,622/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	0.6%
• Dwellings	1,578
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0K 2N0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 347 Route 348

Saint-Gabriel is a town in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the D'Autray Regional County Municipality. It is located on the shores of Lake Maskinongé, in the shadows of the Laurentian Mountains.

History

The first settlers were Loyalists, Irish, and Scottish, arriving around 1825 to the shores of Lake Maskinongé, where they formed a community that was known as Lake Maskinongé Settlement by 1827, and later as the Mission of Lac-Maskinongé. In 1837, the name Saint-Gabriel-du-Lac-Maskinongé came in use but was changed to Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon in 1840. This name refers to the angel Gabriel and the geographic township of Brandon that was proclaimed in 1827 and in which it is located.^[4]

In 1851, the Parish of Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon was founded and the post office opened that same year. In 1855, the Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon Parish Municipality was established ^[4] and the town of Saint-Gabriel remained part of this parish municipality until 1892, when it separated and became the Village Municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon. In 1967, it changed it status and name to Ville de Saint-Gabriel by then Mayor Yvan Comeau.^[1]

Demographics

Population trend:^[5]

• Population in 2011: 2844 (2006 to 2011 population change: 0.6%)
• Population in 2006: 2828
• Population in 2001: 2775
• Population in 1996: 2862
• Population in 1991: 2710

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1340 (total dwellings: 1578)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 3.5%
• French as first language: 96.1%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0.4%

See also

• List of cities in Quebec

References

1. "Saint-Gabriel (Ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
2. Geographic code 52080 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Gabriel census profile
4. "Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon (Municipalité de paroisse)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

External links

• Saint-Gabriel - MRC d'Autray