Lac-Delage

Lac-Delage is a town in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, located on the eponymous Lake Delage.

Lac-Delage
City
Location within La Jacques-Cartier RCM.
Lac-Delage Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°58′N 71°24′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
RCM	La Jacques-Cartier
Constituted	February 11, 1959
Government [2]
• Mayor	Guy Rochette
• Federal riding	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier
• Prov. riding	Chauveau
Area [2][3]
• Total	2.10 km2 (0.81 sq mi)
• Land	1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	771
• Density	486.9/km2 (1,261/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	20.8%
• Dwellings	316
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G3C 5A4
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.lacdelage.qc.ca

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Lac-Delage, Quebec^[4]

Year	Pop.	±%
1961	4	—
1966	14	+250.0%
1971	59	+321.4%
1976	194	+228.8%
1981	259	+33.5%
1986	290	+12.0%
1991	338	+16.6%
1996	368	+8.9%
2001	447	+21.5%
2006	530	+18.6%
2011	598	+12.8%
2016	638	+6.7%
2021	771	+20.8%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lac-Delage had a population of 771 living in 308 of its 316 total private dwellings, a change of 20.8% from its 2016 population of 638. With a land area of 1.58 km² (0.61 sq mi), it had a population density of 488.0/km² (1,263.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 1.3%
• French as first language: 92.9%
• English and French as first language: 1.9%
• Other as first language: 2.6%

Lake Delage

Local government

Lac-Delage federal election results^[6]

Year		Liberal		Conservative		Bloc Québécois		New Democratic		Green
	2021	18%	98	36%	191	33%	178	8%	45	0%	0
	2019	30%	155	25%	129	31%	160	6%	31	5%	24

Lac-Delage provincial election results^[7]

Year		CAQ		Liberal		QC solidaire		Parti Québécois
	2018	38%	150	24%	95	17%	70	15%	61
	2014	49%	194	19%	78	8%	31	23%	92

Lac-Delage forms part of the federal electoral district of Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier and has been represented by Joël Godin of the Conservative Party since 2015. Provincially, Lac-Delage is part of the Chauveau electoral district and is represented by Sylvain Lévesque of the Coalition Avenir Québec since 2018.

Municipal council

• Mayor: Guy Rochette
• Councillors: Jannys Landry, Alexandre Morin, Marc Boiteau, Isabelle Coulombe, Christiane Gosselin, Jonathan Baker

See also

• List of cities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 33030". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Lac-Delage Archived 2014-11-03 at the Wayback Machine
3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Lac-Delage census profile
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
5. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
6. "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in block 438)". Elections Canada. 7 April 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
7. "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in block 438)". Elections Québec. Retrieved March 5, 2023.