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] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| 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 (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 6,711 |
| • Density | 34.8/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  2.2% |
| • Dwellings | 3,470 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www |
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).
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Subdivisions[edit]
There are 6 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics[edit]
Population[edit]
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Language[edit]
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French
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English
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French & English
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
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2011
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6,610
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6,480 | 0.9% |
98.03% | 75 | 6.3% |
1.13% | 10 | 81.8% |
0.15% | 45 | 57.1% |
0.68% | |||||
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2006
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6,780
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6,540 | 1.6% |
96.46% | 80 |  220.0% |
1.18% | 55 | 175.0% |
0.81% | 105 | 600.0% |
1.55% | |||||
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2001
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6,705
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6,645 | 0.7% |
99.11% | 25 | 37.5% |
0.37% | 20 |  0.0% |
0.30% | 15 | 40.0% |
0.22% | |||||
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1996
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6,780
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6,695 | n/a | 98.75% | 40 | n/a | 0.59% | 20 | n/a | 0.29% | 25 | n/a | 0.37% | |||||
Transportation[edit]
Access Routes[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Reference number 141064 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ^ a b c Geographic code 200 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- ^ a b c "(Code 2420) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
External links[edit]
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Saint Lawrence River La Côte-de-Beaupré RCM |
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| Saint Lawrence River Lévis TE |
Saint Lawrence River Bellechasse RCM |
Saint Lawrence River Montmagny RCM |
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