Country Canada Time zone EST (UTC−5) Population 5,051 (2011) Province Québec | Constituted May 17, 1979 Postal code(s) J8L 0K8 Area 224.5 km² Local time Sunday 9:04 PM Area code 819 | |
Website www.ville.lange-gardien.qc.ca Weather -1°C, Wind W at 2 km/h, 56% Humidity | ||
L'Ange-Gardien (French for "the guardian angel") is a municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. It constitutes the easternmost part of Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality, north of the Buckingham Sector of the City of Gatineau.
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Map of L'Ange-Gardien, QC, Canada
The municipality straddles both sides of the Du Lièvre River. The following communities and villages are within its boundaries:
History
In 1861, a parish municipality was formed and named L'Ange-Gardien. In 1869, a post office serving the parish and village was established. In 1881, it was separated from Buckingham Canton and formed into a parish municipality. In 1915 the village of Angers was separated from L'Ange-Gardien.
On January 1, 1975 L'Ange-Gardien, Buckingham, Masson, Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, Angers, Buckingham-South-East, and Buckingham-South-West were merged to form the City of Buckingham. But because of adverse public reaction, this merger did not last long. On January 1, 1980 the former municipalities of West Buckingham, Buckingham Township, and L'Ange-Gardien Parish were reorganized into the Municipality of L'Ange-Gardien.
Demographics
Population trend:
Private dwellings (occupied by usual residents): 1775
Languages: