L'Ancienne-Lorette
L'Ancienne-Lorette | |
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City | |
L'Ancienne-Lorette Location in province of Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 46°47′55″N 71°21′45″W / 46.79861°N 71.36250°WCoordinates: 46°47′55″N 71°21′45″W / 46.79861°N 71.36250°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Capitale-Nationale |
RCM | None |
Agglomeration | Quebec City |
Settled | 1674 |
Constituted | January 1, 2006 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gaétan Pageau |
• Federal riding | Louis-Saint-Laurent |
• Prov. riding | La Peltrie |
Area | |
• Total | 7.70 km2 (2.97 sq mi) |
• Land | 7.63 km2 (2.95 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 16,745 |
• Density | 2,193.6/km2 (5,681/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 1.4% |
• Dwellings | 7,183 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | G2E |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | Route 138 |
Website | www |
L'Ancienne-Lorette is a city in central Quebec, Canada. It is a suburb of and an enclave within Quebec City. It was merged with Quebec City on January 1, 2002 as part of a 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec, but, after a 2004 referendum, it was reconstituted as a separate city on January 1, 2006.
Its history dates to 1674, when a group of Huron (Wyandot) fleeing war with the Iroquois settled there under the protection of the French. It was founded as a mission village by the Jesuits. The Wyandot left after a few decades, and French settlers took over the land.
History[]
The Jesuit missionary Pierre Chaumonot in 1674 founded a settlement here when he built a chapel for the Huron (Wyandot). Following his third and final trip to the shrine of Loreto in Italy, Chaumonot was cured of a terrible headache. In gratitude, he placed the colony under the patronage of Our Lady of the Annunciation, but it is still commonly called Lorette.[1]
In 1697, the Huron left the village in search of better land for hunting and fishing. Afterward the site became known in French as Vieille-Lorette ("Old Loreto") or Ancienne-Lorette ("Former Loreto"). A new location became known as Nouvelle-Lorette ("New Loreto") or Jeune-Lorette ("Young Loreto"). That site roughly corresponds to the Loretteville of today. A year later in 1698, the Parish of Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation was established.[1]
In 1948, the place was incorporated as the village municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette. In 1967, it gained town status and took back its original name, L'Ancienne-Lorette, to distinguish itself from the Notre-Dame-de-Lorette Lac-Saint-Jean region.[1]
Until 1971, L'Ancienne-Lorette was the gateway to Quebec's International Airport. It used to be known as L'Ancienne-Lorette Airport. In 1971 the rural section of the town that included the airport was annexed by Sainte-Foy.
On January 1, 2002, L'Ancienne-Lorette was merged with Quebec City as part of a province-wide municipal reorganization and became part of the Laurentien borough of that city. After a 2004 referendum, it regained independent city status on January 1, 2006.
Demographics[]
According to the Canada 2006 Census:[4]
- Population: 16,516
- % Change (2001–2006): +3.7
- Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 7075 (total dwellings: 7183)
- Area (km²): 7.63 km²
- Density (persons per km²): 2,163.7
- Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 1.5%
- French as first language: 97.4%
- English and French as first language: 0.2%
- Other as first language: 0.9%
Population trend:[5]
- Population in 2011: 16745 (2006 to 2011 population change: 1.4%)
- Population in 2006: 16,516
- Population in 2001: 15,929
- Population in 1996: 15,895
- Population in 1991: 15,242
In 2006, L'Ancienne-Lorette was 98.9% White, 0.3% Aboriginal, and 0.8% Visible Minorities.
Economy[]
Quebecair Express, prior to its disestablishment, had its headquarters in the city.[6]
Notable people born in L'Ancienne-Lorette[]
- Antoine Plamondon (ca. 1804-1895), artist
- Patrice Bergeron, NHL hockey centre for the Boston Bruins
- Mario Marois, NHL defenceman, principally for the Quebec Nordiques
- Félix Auger-Aliassime (raised in L'Ancienne-Lorette), Canadian professional tennis player, junior singles and doubles US Open champion
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "L'Ancienne-Lorette (ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: L'Ancienne-Lorette Archived 2013-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jump up to: a b Statistics Canada 2011 Census - L'Ancienne-Lorette census profile
- ^ Statistics Canada 2006 Census - L'Ancienne-Lorette community profile
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 30 March - 5 April 2004. 58.
External links[]
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- Cities and towns in Quebec
- Incorporated places in Capitale-Nationale
- French mission settlements in North America