Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola, Quebec

Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola
Municipality

Location within D'Autray RCM.
Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola

Location in central Quebec.

Coordinates: 46°04′N 73°08′W / 46.067°N 73.133°W / 46.067; -73.133Coordinates: 46°04′N 73°08′W / 46.067°N 73.133°W / 46.067; -73.133[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Lanaudière
RCM D'Autray
Settled 1669
Constituted February 11, 1897
Named for Ignatius of Loyola[1]
Government[2]
 • Mayor Jean-Luc Barthe
 • Federal riding Berthier—Maskinongé
 • Prov. riding Berthier
Area[2][3]
 • Total 72.50 km2 (27.99 sq mi)
 • Land 36.16 km2 (13.96 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 2,086
 • Density 57.7/km2 (149/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 8.4%
 • Dwellings 945
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0K 2P0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 158
Website www.stignace
deloyola.qc.ca

Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the D'Autray Regional County Municipality. Its territory is located on 33 of the Sorel Islands in the Saint Lawrence River where it flows into Lac Saint-Pierre, the largest of which are île Madame, île aux Ours, and La Grande Île.[1]

History

In 1895, the Parish of Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola was formed, and named in honour of the founder of the Jesuits, Ignatius López de Loyola (1491-1556). In 1896, its post office opened and a year later, the parish municipality was established by separating from La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas.[1]

On October 31, 2012, it changed status from a parish municipality to municipality.[1]

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 885 (total dwellings: 945)

Mother tongue:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Reference number 416631 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 52045 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola census profile
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas Lac Saint-Pierre
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas Saint Lawrence River (main channel) / Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel
   Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola  
Saint Lawrence River (main channel)
Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel, Sorel-Tracy


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