Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans

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Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans
Municipality
Location within L'Île-d'Orléans RCM.
Location within L'Île-d'Orléans RCM.
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
RCML'Île-d'Orléans
Settled1670s
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
[1]
 • MayorLina Labbé
 • Federal ridingMontmorency—Charlevoix
—Haute-Côte-Nord
 • Prov. ridingCharlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area
[1][2]
 • Total102.80 km2 (39.69 sq mi)
 • Land29.21 km2 (11.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total527
 • Density18.0/km2 (47/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 8.0%
 • Dwellings
359
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0A 3S0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-368
Websitewww.msfio.ca

Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, part of the L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality. The village is situated on the north-eastern tip of Orléans Island, and the municipality also includes the Madame and Ruau Islands, part of the Montmagny Archipelago.

Prior to December 20, 2003 it was known simply as Saint-François.[4]

History

The Parish of Saint-François-de-Sales was founded in 1679, named after Francis de Sales (1567-1622)and calling to mind Francois Berthelot, Comte de Jouy and de Saint-Laurent, representative of Paris in parliament and Seigneur of Île d'Orléans (1675) at the time the parish was established. It was also known as just Saint-François, and maps of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries would show either one or the other form. In 1845, the Parish Municipality of Saint-François-Isle-d'Orléans was formed, but abolished in 1847 when it became part of the County Municipality. In 1852, the local post office opened. In 1855, the parish municipality was reestablished.[3]

In 2003, the Parish Municipality of Saint-François became the Municipality of Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans.[3]

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2011: 527 (2006 to 2011 population change: -8.0 %)
  • Population in 2006: 573
  • Population in 2001: 489
  • Population in 1996: 484
  • Population in 1991: 493

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 232 (total dwellings: 359)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 2.6%
  • French as first language: 95.7%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 1.7%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 20005". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  2. ^ a b Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans census profile
  3. ^ a b c "Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
  4. ^ http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/referenc/pdf/Moddec03.pdf
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

External links



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