Déléage

For the venture capitalist, see Jean Deleage.

Déléage (French pronunciation: [deleaʒ]) is a town and municipality in La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. It is situated on the eastern banks of the Gatineau River opposite Maniwaki.

Déléage
Municipality
Déléage Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 46°23′N 75°55′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Outaouais
RCM	La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau
Constituted	January 1, 1881
Government [2]
• Mayor	Anne Potvin
• Federal riding	Pontiac
• Prov. riding	Gatineau
Area [2][3]
• Total	263.42 km2 (101.71 sq mi)
• Land	248.26 km2 (95.85 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,916
• Density	7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–21)	3.5%
• Dwellings	1,021
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J9E 3A8
Area code	819
Website	www.deleage.ca

Deleage and Deléage are frequently used alternate spellings.^[4] The official spelling was changed from Deleage to Déléage on March 20, 2004.^[5]

History

In 1871, the Kensington Township was proclaimed, named after a district of West London, England. In 1881, the Township Municipality of Kensington was formed. In 1930, it was renamed to Déléage, in honour of Jean-Francois-Regis Déléage (1821-1884), born in Haute-Loire and missionary in the Outaouais from 1853 to 1879, where he founded a dozen parishes. His name was also used to identify the post office between 1929 and 1967.^[4]

Demographics

Historical census populations – Déléage

Year Pop. ±% 1976 1,470 —     1981 1,897 +29.0% 1986 1,908 +0.6% 1991 1,921 +0.7% 1996 2,036 +6.0%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 2,053 +0.8% 2006 1,964 −4.3% 2011 1,856 −5.5% 2016 1,852 −0.2% 2021 1,916 +3.5%
Includes revised count for 2001. Source: Statistics Canada[6][7]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 872 (out of 1,021 total)^[3]

Languages:

• English as first language: 3%
• French as first language: 94%
• English and French as first language: 1%
• Other as first language: 2%

Local government

List of former mayors:

• Palma Morin (...–2005)
• Jean-Paul Barbe (2005–2013)
• Bernard Cayen (2013–2017)
• Raymond Morin (2017–2021)
• Anne Potvin (2021–present)