L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur
Parish municipality in Quebec, Canada
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L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur (French pronunciation: [lasɑ̃sjɔ̃ də nɔtʁ sɛɲœʁ]) is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada, located within the regional county municipality of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region. Its name is French for "the Ascension of Our Lord".
L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur | |
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  L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 48°42′N 71°41′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| RCM | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est |
| Settled | 1896 |
| Constituted | February 25, 1919 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Louis Ouellet |
| • Federal riding | Jonquière |
| • Prov. riding | Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Area | |
• Total | 132.50 km2 (51.16 sq mi) |
| • Land | 130.84 km2 (50.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 2,079 |
| • Density | 15.9/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  4.6% |
| • Dwellings | 985 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www |
The municipality had a population of 2,079 in the 2021 Canadian Census.
History
The area opened for colonization in 1896, and the parish was formed on June 8, 1916. In 1919, the place was incorporated, taking the parish's name.[1]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur had a population of 2,079 living in 855 of its 985 total private dwellings, a change of 4.6% from its 2016 population of 1,987. With a land area of 130.84 km2 (50.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 15.9/km2 (41.2/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
Population trend:[5]
- Population in 2021: 2,079 (2016 to 2021 population change: 4.6%)
- Population in 2016: 1,987
- Population in 2011: 1,983
- Population in 2006: 1,976
- Population in 2001: 1,933
- Population in 1996: 1,867
- Population in 1991: 1,823
- Population in 1986: 1,845
- Population in 1981: 1,701
- Population in 1976: 1,511
- Population in 1971: 1,474
- Population in 1966: 1,637
- Population in 1961: 1,742
- Population in 1956: 1,678
- Population in 1951: 1,578
- Population in 1941: 912
- Population in 1931: 801
- Population in 1921: 702
Mother tongue:[6]
- English as first language: 0.7%
- French as first language: 99.3%
- English and French as first language: 0.2%
- Other as first language: 0.2%