Constituted June 30, 1864 Area 100.4 km² Province Québec | Settled 1825 Time zone EST (UTC−5) Population 2,679 (2011) | |
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Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon is a municipality in the D'Autray Regional County Municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada.
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Map of Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, QC, Canada
History
The first settlers, mostly Irish and Scottish Loyalists, came around 1825 to the shores of Lake Maskinongé, where they formed a community that was known as Lake Maskinongé Settlement by 1827, and later as the Mission of Lac-Maskinongé. In 1837, the name Saint-Gabriel-du-Lac-Maskinongé came in use but was changed to Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon in 1840. This name refers to the angel Gabriel and the geographic township of Brandon that was proclaimed in 1827 and in which it is located.
In 1851, the Parish of Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon was founded and the post office opened that same year. In 1855, the parish municipality was established with the same name.
In 1892, the main settlement on Lake Maskinongé separated from the parish municipality and became the Village Municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon (now known as the Town of Saint-Gabriel).
On June 14, 2014, Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon changed from parish municipality to a (regular) municipality.
Demographics
Population trend:
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1181 (total dwellings: 1598)
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