Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, Quebec

Notre-Dame-de-Lorette
Municipality
Notre-Dame-de-Lorette Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.
Coordinates: 49°05′N 72°21′W / 49.083°N 72.350°WCoordinates: 49°05′N 72°21′W / 49.083°N 72.350°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM	Maria-Chapdelaine
Settled	1931
Constituted	January 1, 1966
Government[2]
• Mayor	Daniel Tremblay
• Federal riding	Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
• Prov. riding	Roberval
Area[2][3]
• Total	339.50 km^2 (131.08 sq mi)
• Land	338.51 km^2 (130.70 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	189
• Density	0.6/km^2 (2/sq mi)
• Pop (2006–11)	8.0%
• Dwellings	87
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0W 1B0
Area code(s)	418 and 581

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 175 in the Canada 2006 Census,^[4] it is the least populated and northern-most municipality in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region.

Demographics

Population trend:^[5]

• Population in 2011: 189 (2006 to 2011 population change: 8.0%)
• Population in 2006: 175
• Population in 2001: 216
• Population in 1996: 234
• Population in 1991: 258

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 85 (total dwellings: 87)

Mother tongue:^[4]

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 100%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

References

1. Reference number 44852 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Notre-Dame-de-Lorette
3. "Notre-Dame-de-Lorette census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
4. "Notre-Dame-de-Lorette community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census