Déléage, Quebec

Déléage
Coordinates: 46°23′N 75°57′W / 46.383°N 75.95°W / 46.383; -75.95Coordinates: 46°23′N 75°57′W / 46.383°N 75.95°W / 46.383; -75.95
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Outaouais
Regional county	Vallée-de-la-Gatineau
Incorporation	January 1, 1881
Government
– Type	Municipality
– Mayor	Jean-Paul Barbe
– Federal riding	Pontiac
– Prov. riding	Gatineau
Area[1]
– Total	249.44 km2 (96.3 sq mi)
– Land	248.38 km2 (95.9 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
– Total	1,964
– Density	7.9/km2 (20.5/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	J9E 3A8
Area code(s)	819
Website	www.deleage.ca

Déléage is a town and municipality in La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. It is situated on the eastern banks of the Gatineau River opposite Maniwaki. Deleage and Deléage are frequently used alternate spellings.^[3]

History

In 1871, the Kensington Township was proclaimed, named after a district of West London, England. In 1881, the Township Municipality of Kensington was formed. In 1930, it was renamed to Déléage, in honour of Jean-Francois-Regis Déléage (1821-1884), born in Haute-Loire and missionary in the Outaouais from 1853 to 1879, where he founded a dozen parishes. His name has also been used to identify the post office between 1929 and 1967.^[3]

Demographics

Population:^[4]

• Population in 2006: 1964
• Population in 2001: 2053
  • 2001 to 2006 population change: -4.3 %
• Population in 1996: 2036
• Population in 1991: 1921

Total private dwellings (excluding seasonal cottages): 823

Languages:

• English as first language: 3 %
• French as first language: 94 %
• English and French as first language: 1 %
• Other as first language: 2 %

References

1. ^ Total area: Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions
   Land area: Statistics Canada
2. ^ Statistics Canada 2006 Census
3. ^ ^{a b} "Municipalité de Déléage" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/carto.asp?Speci=176541&Latitude=46,38333&Longitude=-75,91666&Zoom=1700. Retrieved 2008-07-23. 
4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census