Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola, Quebec

Coordinates: 46°04′N 73°08′W / 46.067°N 73.133°W / 46.067; -73.133
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Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola
450 and 579
Highways R-158
Websitewww.stignace
deloyola.qc.ca

Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola is a

Lac Saint-Pierre, the largest of which are île Madame, île aux Ours, and La Grande Île.[1]

History

In 1895, the Parish of Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola was formed, and named in honour of the founder of the

Jesuits, Ignatius López de Loyola (1491-1556). In 1896, its post office opened and a year later, the parish municipality was established by separating from La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas.[1]

On October 31, 2012, it changed status from a parish municipality to municipality.[1]

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 2086 (2006 to 2011 population change: 8.4%)
  • Population in 2006: 1925
  • Population in 2001: 1880
  • Population in 1996: 1883
  • Population in 1991: 1827

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 885 (total dwellings: 945)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 97.7%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 2.3%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares
operates francophone public schools, including:

  • École de l'Île Saint-Ignace - It temporarily closed in 2016[5]

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 416631". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 52045". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola census profile
  4. 2011
    census
  5. ^ "L'école primaire de Saint-Ignace fermée temporairement". L'Action d'Autray. 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  6. ^ "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
  7. ^ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.

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