Ange-Gardien
Municipality in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ange-Gardien is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Rouville Regional County Municipality in the province's Montérégie region. The population as of the 2016 Canadian Census was 2,699.
Ange-Gardien | |
|---|---|
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 Location within Rouville RCM | |
  Ange-Gardien Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°21′N 072°56′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Rouville |
| Constituted | December 31, 1997 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yvan Pinsonneault |
| • Federal riding | Shefford |
| • Prov. riding | Iberville |
| Area | |
| • Total | 90.29 km2 (34.86 sq mi) |
| • Land | 89.99 km2 (34.75 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,699 |
| • Density | 29.9/km2 (77/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011–2016 |  11.5% |
| • Dwellings | 1,069 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
Highways  A-10 |  R-235 |
| Website | www |
It was constituted on December 31, 1997, by the amalgamation of the village municipality of L'Ange-Gardien and the parish municipality of Saint-Ange-Gardien; the former is not to be confused with two other present-day municipalities in Quebec called "L'Ange-Gardien".
Population
Population trend:[5]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2,420 | 21.8% |
| 2006 | 1,987 |  0.4% |
| 2001 | 1,994 | 4.3% |
| Merger | 1,911 (+) | 68.66% |
| 1996 | 599 | 6.4% |
| 1991 | 553 | N/A |
(+) Amalgamation of the Parish of Saint-Ange-Gardien and the Village of L'Ange-Gardien on December 31, 1997.
Language
Mother tongue language (2016)[6]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 2,570 | 96.6% |
| English only | 40 | 1.5% |
| Both English and French | 10 | 0.4% |
| Other languages | 35 | 1.3% |
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