L'Ascension, Quebec
L'Ascension | |
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 Location within Antoine-Labelle RCM. | |
  L'Ascension Location in central Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°33′N 74°50′W / 46.550°N 74.833°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| RCM | Antoine-Labelle |
| Constituted | September 23, 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yves Meilleur |
| • Federal riding | Laurentides—Labelle |
| • Prov. riding | Labelle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 351.60 km2 (135.75 sq mi) |
| • Land | 341.90 km2 (132.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 844 |
| • Density | 2.5/km2 (6/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  2.0% |
| • Dwellings | 853 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-321 |
| Website | www.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
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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
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 324625". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 79050". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada 2011 Census - L'Ascension census profile
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "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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