L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur, Quebec
Parish municipality in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada, located within the regional county municipality of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region. Its name is French for "the Ascension of Our Lord".
L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur | |
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  L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 48°42′N 71°41′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| RCM | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est |
| Settled | 1896 |
| Constituted | February 25, 1919 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Louis Ouellet |
| • Federal riding | Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean |
| • Prov. riding | Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Area | |
| • Total | 132.50 km2 (51.16 sq mi) |
| • Land | 130.84 km2 (50.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 2,079 |
| • Density | 15.9/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  4.6% |
| • Dwellings | 985 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www |
The municipality had a population of 2,079 in the Canada 2021 Census.
The area opened for colonization in 1896 and on June 8, 1916, the parish was formed. In 1919, the place was incorporated, taking the name of the parish.[1]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur had a population of 2,079 living in 855 of its 985 total private dwellings, a change of 4.6% from its 2016 population of 1,987. With a land area of 130.84 km2 (50.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 15.9/km2 (41.2/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
Population trend:[5]
- Population in 2021: 2079 (2016 to 2021 population change: 4.6%)
- Population in 2016: 1987
- Population in 2011: 1983
- Population in 2006: 1976
- Population in 2001: 1933
- Population in 1996: 1867
- Population in 1991: 1823
Mother tongue:[6]
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 100%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0%
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