L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec

L'Ancienne-Lorette
City

Location within Quebec TE.
L'Ancienne-Lorette

Location in province of Quebec.

Coordinates: 46°48′N 71°21′W / 46.800°N 71.350°W / 46.800; -71.350Coordinates: 46°48′N 71°21′W / 46.800°N 71.350°W / 46.800; -71.350[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Capitale-Nationale
RCM None
Agglomeration Quebec City
Settled 1674
Constituted January 1, 2006
Government[2]
  Mayor Émile Loranger
  Federal riding Louis-Saint-Laurent
  Prov. riding La Peltrie
Area[2][3]
  Total 7.70 km2 (2.97 sq mi)
  Land 7.63 km2 (2.95 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 16,745
  Density 2,193.6/km2 (5,681/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Increase 1.4%
  Dwellings 7,183
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G2E
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 138
Website www.lancienne-lorette.org

L'Ancienne-Lorette is a city in central Quebec, Canada. It is a suburb of and an enclave within Quebec City. It was merged with Quebec City on January 1, 2002 as part of the 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec, but after a 2004 referendum it was reconstituted as a separate city on January 1, 2006.

Its history dates back to 1674 when a group of Hurons fleeing war with the Iroquois settled here under the protection of the French. They left after a few decades and French settlers took over the land.

History

Its history starts with the colony started by Jesuit Pierre Chaumonot (1611–1693) in 1674 when he built a chapel for Hurons. Following his third and final trip to the shrine of Loreto in Italy, Chaumonot was cured of a terrible headache and in gratitude, the colony was placed under the patronage of Our Lady of the Annunciation, but commonly called Lorette.[1]

In 1697, the Hurons left in search of better land for hunting and fishing. Thereafter the place became known as Vieille-Lorette ("Old Loreto") or Ancienne-Lorette ("Former Loreto"), because they christened the new place where they settled as Nouvelle-Lorette ("New Loreto") or Jeune-Lorette ("Young Loreto"), which roughly corresponds to Loretteville today. A year later in 1698, the Parish of Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation was established.[1]

In 1948, the place was incorporated as the Village Municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette. In 1967, it gained town status and was renamed to the original name L'Ancienne-Lorette in order to distinguish it from a namesake village in the Lac-Saint-Jean region.[1]

Until 1971, L'Ancienne-Lorette was the gateway to Quebec's International Airport (and therefore used to be known as L'Ancienne-Lorette Airport), but that year the rural section of the town (including the airport) were annexed by Sainte-Foy.

On January 1, 2002, L'Ancienne-Lorette was merged with Quebec City as part of a province-wide municipal reorganization and became part of the Laurentien borough of that city. After a 2004 referendum it became an independent city again on January 1, 2006.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2006 Census:[4]

Population trend:[5]

In 2006, L'Ancienne-Lorette was 98.9% White, 0.3% Aboriginal, and 0.8% Visible Minorities.

Economy

Quebecair Express, prior to its disestablishment, had its headquarters in the city.[6]

Notable people born in L'Ancienne-Lorette

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "L'Ancienne-Lorette (ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: L'Ancienne-Lorette
  3. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - L'Ancienne-Lorette census profile
  4. Statistics Canada 2006 Census - L'Ancienne-Lorette community profile
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 30 March - 5 April 2004. 58.

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