Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, Quebec

Notre-Dame-de-Lorette
—  Municipality  —
Notre-Dame-de-Lorette
Coordinates: 49°05′N 72°21′W / 49.083°N 72.35°W / 49.083; -72.35Coordinates: 49°05′N 72°21′W / 49.083°N 72.35°W / 49.083; -72.35
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Regional county	Maria-Chapdelaine
Settled	1931
Formed	January 1, 1966
Government[1]
– Mayor	Daniel Tremblay
– Federal riding	Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
– Prov. riding	Roberval
Area[2]
– Land	338.51 km2 (130.7 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
– Total	175
– Density	0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	G0W 1B0
Area code(s)	418 and 581

Notre-Dame-de-Lorette is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the regional county municipality of Maria-Chapdelaine. With a population of 175 in the Canada 2006 Census ^[2], it is the least populated and northern-most municipality in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region.

Demographics

Population trend:^[3]

• Population in 2006: 175 (2001 to 2006 population change: -19.0 %)
• Population in 2001: 216
• Population in 1996: 234
• Population in 1991: 258

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 77 (total dwellings: 79)

Mother tongue:^[2]

• English as first language: 0 %
• French as first language: 100 %
• English and French as first language: 0 %
• Other as first language: 0 %

References

1. ^ Ministère des Affaires Municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Notre-Dame-de-Lorette
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "Notre-Dame-de-Lorette community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2492060&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=Notre-Dame-de-Lorette&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2010-11-24. 
3. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census