Ange-Gardien

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
Location within Rouville RCM
Location within Rouville RCM
Ange-Gardien is located in Southern Quebec
Ange-Gardien
Ange-Gardien
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°21′N 072°56′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMRouville
ConstitutedDecember 31, 1997
Government
  MayorYvan Pinsonneault
  Federal ridingShefford
  Prov. ridingIberville
Area
  Total90.29 km2 (34.86 sq mi)
  Land89.99 km2 (34.75 sq mi)
Population
  Total2,699
  Density29.9/km2 (77/sq mi)
  Pop 2011–2016
Increase 11.5%
  Dwellings
1,069
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area codes450 and 579
Highways
A-10

R-235
Websitewww.municipalite.ange-gardien.qc.ca

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".

Demographics

Catholic Church at Ange-Gardien

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 2,420 Increase 21.8%
2006 1,987 Decrease 0.4%
2001 1,994 Increase 4.3%
Merger 1,911 (+) Increase 68.66%
1996 599 Increase 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%

See also

References

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