L'Ange-Gardien, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec

46°55′N 71°06′W / 46.917°N 71.100°W / 46.917; -71.100^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionCapitale-NationaleRCMLa Côte-de-BeaupréConstitutedJuly 1, 1855Government • MayorPierre Lefrançois • Federal ridingBeauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix • Prov. ridingCharlevoix–Côte-de-BeaupréArea • Total53.59 km² (20.69 sq mi) • Land52.64 km² (20.32 sq mi)Population • Total3,695 • Density68.9/km² (178/sq mi) • Pop 2011–2016 1.7% • Dwellings1,625Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)Area codes418 and 581Highways R-138
R-360Websitewww.langegardien.qc.ca

L'Ange-Gardien is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. It is part of La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality.

L'Ange-Gardien changed status from parish municipality to ordinary municipality on May 17, 2007.^[1]

Demographics

Population trend:^[4]

• Population in 2011: 3634 (2006 to 2011 population change: 20.8%)
• Population in 2006: 3008
• Population in 2001: 2815
• Population in 1996: 2841
• Population in 1991: 2819

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1,459 (total dwellings: 1,534)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 1.7%
• French as first language: 97.5%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0.8%

See also

• Chenal de l'Île d'Orléans
• Rivière la Retenue
• Rivière du Petit Pré
• Ferrée River (Montmorency River tributary)
• St. Lawrence river
• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

External links

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