Notre-Dame-des-Anges, Quebec

Coordinates: 46°49′N 71°14′W / 46.817°N 71.233°W / 46.817; -71.233
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Not to be confused with the former
Notre-Dame-de-Montauban
in 1976.

Notre-Dame-des-Anges
418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes
[4]

Notre-Dame-des-Anges is a

General Hospital of Quebec
.

Enclaved within the territory of Quebec City, the municipality has a population of 241[3] and measures only 6 hectares (15 acres) in area, making it the smallest incorporated municipal entity in Canada.[5] With a density of 6,478.5/km2 (16,779/sq mi) according to Statistics Canada, it is the second densest census subdivision in Canada.[6]

It lacks any governmental structure and has no mayor but rather an "administrator."[2]

History

The land near the

Notre-Dame-des-Anges (Our Lady of the Angels), so named for the first community of the Franciscan Order.[1]

In 1692, it was purchased by

Hôpital général de Québec, from taxes.[1]

Geography

The municipality is situated north of downtown Quebec City, enclaved within the borough of La Cité-Limoilou, bounded by avenue Simon-Napoléon-Parent, rue des Commissaires Ouest, and rue Saint-Anselme.

It is entirely occupied by the

Hôpital Général de Québec, including the CLSC Basse-Ville–Limoilou–Vanier, and by the various religious buildings associated with the hospital, including an Augustine monastery, the Église de Notre-Dame-des-Anges (the parish church), and a museum. The hospital is surrounded by a cemetery holding, among others, the remains of General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
.

It is one of two enclaves in Quebec City (along with the

Regional County Municipalities
.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1991455—    
2021
241−24.2%
[8][3]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Notre-Dame-des-Anges had a population of 241 living in 0 of its 0 total private dwellings, a change of -24.2% from its 2016 population of 318. With a land area of 0.04 km2 (0.015 sq mi), it had a population density of 6,025.0/km2 (15,604.7/sq mi) in 2021.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Notre-Dame-des-Anges (Municipalité de paroisse)". Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French). Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  2. ^ a b c Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Notre-Dame-des-Anges Archived 2012-04-16 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2021 Census: Notre-Dame-des-Anges, Paroisse (municipalité de) [Census subdivision], Quebec". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  4. ^ Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Notre-Dame-des-Anges census profile
  5. ^ Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (by land area)
  6. ^ Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (by population density)
  7. ^ Fortin, Jacques. "Les Récollets Au Québec". Les Récollets au Québec. pp. 4–5. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  8. 2016
    census
  9. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.

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