Notre-Dame-de-Lorette is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the regional county municipality of Maria-Chapdelaine. With a population of 159 in the Canada 2021 Census,[3] it is the least populated and northernmost municipality in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region.
Notre-Dame-de-Lorette | |
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Coordinates: 49°05′N 72°21′W / 49.083°N 72.350°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
RCM | Maria-Chapdelaine |
Settled | 1931 |
Constituted | January 1, 1966 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Daniel Tremblay |
• Federal riding | Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean |
• Prov. riding | Roberval |
Area | |
• Total | 339.50 km2 (131.08 sq mi) |
• Land | 325.77 km2 (125.78 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 159 |
• Density | 0.5/km2 (1/sq mi) |
• Pop (2016–21) | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 116 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Demographics
editPopulation trend:[4]
- Population in 2021: 159 (2016 to 2021 population change: -15.9%)
- Population in 2016: 189
- Population in 2011: 189
- Population in 2006: 175
- Population in 2001: 216
- Population in 1996: 234
- Population in 1991: 258
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 92 (total dwellings: 116)
Mother tongue:[3]
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 96.9%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0%
References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 44852". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Notre-Dame-de-Lorette Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d "Notre-Dame-de-Lorette census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census