L'Ascension, Quebec

L'Ascension
Municipality
Location within Antoine-Labelle RCM.
L'Ascension Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°33′N 74°50′W / 46.550°N 74.833°WCoordinates: 46°33′N 74°50′W / 46.550°N 74.833°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	Antoine-Labelle
Constituted	September 23, 1905
Government[2]
• Mayor	Yves Meilleur
• Federal riding	Laurentides—Labelle
• Prov. riding	Labelle
Area[2][3]
• Total	351.60 km^2 (135.75 sq mi)
• Land	341.90 km^2 (132.01 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	844
• Density	2.5/km^2 (6/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.0%
• Dwellings	853
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0T 1W0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	Route 321
Website	www.municipalite- lascension.qc.ca

L'Ascension is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality. The area is known as La Vallée de la Rouge (English: The Valley of the Rouge (river)).

Demographics

Population trend:^[4]

• Population in 2011: 844 (2006 to 2011 population change: -2.0 %)
• Population in 2006: 861
• Population in 2001: 783
• Population in 1996: 755
• Population in 1991: 662

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 410 (total dwellings: 853)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 96.5%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 3.5%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 324625 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 79050 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - L'Ascension census profile
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census