Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, Quebec

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 159 in the Canada 2021 Census,[3] it is the least populated and northernmost municipality in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region.

Notre-Dame-de-Lorette
Location of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette
Notre-Dame-de-Lorette is located in Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec
Notre-Dame-de-Lorette
Notre-Dame-de-Lorette
Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.
Coordinates: 49°05′N 72°21′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionSaguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCMMaria-Chapdelaine
Settled1931
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1966
Government
  MayorDaniel Tremblay
  Federal ridingRoberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
  Prov. ridingRoberval
Area
  Total339.50 km2 (131.08 sq mi)
  Land325.77 km2 (125.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
  Total159
  Density0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
  Pop (2016–21)
Decrease 15.9%
  Dwellings
116
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2021: 159 (2016 to 2021 population change: -15.9%)
  • Population in 2016: 189
  • Population in 2011: 189
  • Population in 2006: 175
  • Population in 2001: 216
  • Population in 1996: 234
  • Population in 1991: 258

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 92 (total dwellings: 116)

Mother tongue:[3]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 96.9%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

References

  1. "Reference number 44852 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". 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: Notre-Dame-de-Lorette Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Notre-Dame-de-Lorette census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census




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