L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality
L'Île-d'Orléans | |
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Regional county municipality | |
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Coordinates: 46°55′N 70°54′W / 46.917°N 70.900°WCoordinates: 46°55′N 70°54′W / 46.917°N 70.900°W[1] | |
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Province |
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Region | Capitale-Nationale |
Effective | January 1, 1982 |
County seat | Sainte-Famille |
Government[2] | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Jean-Pierre Turcotte |
Area[2][3] | |
• Total | 268.50 km2 (103.67 sq mi) |
• Land | 192.81 km2 (74.44 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 7,082 |
• Density | 34.8/km2 (90/sq mi) |
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• Dwellings | 3,470 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Website |
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L'Île-d'Orléans is a regional county municipality in central Quebec, Canada, in the Capitale-Nationale region. Its seat is Sainte-Famille. The population in the 2011 census was 6,711 persons.
The RCM consists solely of the Île d'Orléans, an island in the Saint Lawrence River just east of Quebec City. It is the smallest RCM in Quebec in terms of land area (though not in total area including water).
Subdivisions
There are 6 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
Demographics
Population
Canada census – L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality, Quebec community profile | |||
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2011 | 2006 | ||
Population: | 6,711 (-2.2% from 2006) | 6,862 (+1.2% from 2001) | |
Land area: | 192.81 km2 (74.44 sq mi) | 192.81 km2 (74.44 sq mi) | |
Population density: | 34.8/km2 (90/sq mi) | 35.6/km2 (92/sq mi) | |
Median age: | 49.7 (M: 49.8, F: 49.5) | 47.2 (M: 47.1, F: 47.2) | |
Total private dwellings: | 3,470 | 3,485 | |
Median household income: | $64,483 | $55,944 | |
References: 2011[3] 2006[4] earlier[5] |
Historical Census Data - L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French |
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011 |
6,610 |
6,480 | 98.03% | 75 | 1.13% | 10 | 0.15% | 45 | 0.68% | |||||||||
2006 |
6,780 |
6,540 | 96.46% | 80 | 1.18% | 55 | 0.81% | 105 | 1.55% | |||||||||
2001 |
6,705 |
6,645 | 99.11% | 25 | 0.37% | 20 | 0.30% | 15 | 0.22% | |||||||||
1996 |
6,780 |
6,695 | n/a | 98.75% | 40 | n/a | 0.59% | 20 | n/a | 0.29% | 25 | n/a | 0.37% |
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[7]
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See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 141064 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- 1 2 3 Geographic code 200 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- 1 2 3 "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
- 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
- ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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