L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality

L'Île-d'Orléans (French pronunciation: [lil dɔʁleɑ̃]) is a regional county municipality in central Quebec, Canada, in the Capitale-Nationale region. Its seat is Sainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans. The population in the 2016 census was 7,082 people.^[3]

L'Île-d'Orléans
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 46°55′N 70°54′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
Effective	January 1, 1982
County seat	Sainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans
Government [2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Jean-Pierre Turcotte
Area [2][3]
• Total	268.50 km2 (103.67 sq mi)
• Land	192.85 km2 (74.46 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	7,082
• Density	36.7/km2 (95/sq mi)
• Change 2011–2016	5.5%
• Dwellings	3,703
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area codes	418 and 581
Website	mrc.iledorleans.com

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]

Municipalities (5) Sainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans

Villages (1) Sainte-Pétronille

Demographics

Population

Canada census – L'Île-d'Orléans community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	6,817 (-3.7% from 2016)	7,082 (+5.5% from 2011)	6,711 (-2.2% from 2006)
Land area	194.58 km2 (75.13 sq mi)	192.85 km2 (74.46 sq mi)	192.81 km2 (74.44 sq mi)
Population density	35/km2 (91/sq mi)	36.7/km2 (95/sq mi)	34.8/km2 (90/sq mi)
Median age	53.6 (M: 54.4, F: 52.8)	52.0 (M: 52.3, F: 51.7)	49.7 (M: 49.8, F: 49.5)
Private dwellings	3,513 (total)  3,033 (occupied)	3,703 (total)	3,470 (total)
Median household income	$89,000	$77,568	$64,483

References: 2021^[4] 2016^[5] 2011^[6]

Historical Census Data - L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1991 6,938 —     1996 6,892 −0.7% 2001 6,779 −1.6%	Year Pop. ±% 2006 6,862 +1.2% 2011 6,711 −2.2% 2016 7,082 +5.5%
Source: Statistics Canada[7][3]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7][3]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		7,020		6,860	5.9%	97.72%		70	6.7%	1.07%		15	50.0%	0.21%		75	66.7%	1.07%
2011		6,610		6,480	0.9%	98.03%		75	6.3%	1.13%		10	81.8%	0.15%		45	57.1%	0.68%
2006		6,780		6,540	1.6%	96.46%		80	220.0%	1.18%		55	175.0%	0.81%		105	600.0%	1.55%
2001		6,705		6,645	0.7%	99.11%		25	37.5%	0.37%		20	0.0%	0.30%		15	40.0%	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:^[8]

Autoroutes None

Principal Highways None

Secondary Highways R-368

External Routes None

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec