L'Ascension, Quebec

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L'Ascension
Municipality
L'Ascension QC.JPG
Location within Antoine-Labelle RCM.
Location within Antoine-Labelle RCM.
L'Ascension is located in Central Quebec
L'Ascension
L'Ascension
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°33′N 74°50′W / 46.550°N 74.833°W / 46.550; -74.833Coordinates: 46°33′N 74°50′W / 46.550°N 74.833°W / 46.550; -74.833[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMAntoine-Labelle
ConstitutedSeptember 23, 1905
Government
[2]
 • MayorYves Meilleur
 • Federal ridingLaurentides—Labelle
 • Prov. ridingLabelle
Area
[2][3]
 • Total351.60 km2 (135.75 sq mi)
 • Land341.90 km2 (132.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total844
 • Density2.5/km2 (6/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 2.0%
 • Dwellings
853
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0T 1W0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 321
Websitewww.municipalite-
lascension.qc.ca

L'Ascension is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality. The area is known as La Vallée de la Rouge (English: The Valley of the Rouge (river)).

Demographics[]

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 844 (2006 to 2011 population change: -2.0%)
  • Population in 2006: 861
  • Population in 2001: 783
  • Population in 1996: 755
  • Population in 1991: 662

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 410 (total dwellings: 853)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 96.5%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 3.5%

Education[]

Sainte Agathe Academy (of the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board) in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts serves English-speaking students in this community for both elementary and secondary levels.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Reference number 324625 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Geographic code 79050 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Statistics Canada 2011 Census - L'Ascension census profile
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ^ "About Us." Saint Agathe Academy. Retrieved on September 4, 2017. See Elementary zone map and Secondary zone map - Note that all areas covered in the elementary map are also covered in the secondary one.





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