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L'Ascension de Notre Seigneur, Quebec

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Country
  
Canada

Settled
  
1896

Time zone
  
EST (UTC−5)

Population
  
1,983 (2011)

RCM
  
Lac-Saint-Jean-Est

Constituted
  
February 25, 1919

Area
  
132.5 km²

Province
  
Québec

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Region
  
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean

L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur 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".

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Map of L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur, QC, Canada

The municipality had a population of 1,983 in the Canada 2011 Census.

History

The area opened for colonization in 1896 and on June 8, 1916, the parish was formed. In 1919, the place was incorporated, taking the name of the parish.

Demographics

Population trend:

  • Population in 2011: 1983 (2006 to 2011 population change: 0.4%)
  • Population in 2006: 1976
  • Population in 2001: 1933
  • Population in 1996: 1867
  • Population in 1991: 1823

    • Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 770 (total dwellings: 922)

    Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 100%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

    • References

    L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur, Quebec Wikipedia
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