L'Ancienne-Lorette

L'Ancienne-Lorette
City
Location within Quebec TE.
Location within Quebec TE.
L'Ancienne-Lorette is located in Central Quebec
L'Ancienne-Lorette
L'Ancienne-Lorette
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°47′55″N 71°21′45″W / 46.79861°N 71.36250°W / 46.79861; -71.36250[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
RCMNone
AgglomerationQuebec City
Settled1674
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 2006
Government
[2]
 • MayorGaétan Pageau
 • Federal ridingLouis-Saint-Laurent
 • Prov. ridingLa Peltrie
Area
[2][3]
 • Total7.70 km2 (2.97 sq mi)
 • Land7.72 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total16,970
 • Density2,197/km2 (5,690/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 2.6%
 • Dwellings
7,516
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G2E
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-138
Websitewww.lancienne-lorette.org

L'Ancienne-Lorette (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃sjɛn lɔʁɛt]) is a city in central Quebec, Canada. It is a suburb of and an enclave within Quebec City. It was merged with Quebec City on January 1, 2002, as part of a 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec, but, after a 2004 referendum, it was reconstituted as a separate city on January 1, 2006.

Its history dates to 1674, when a group of Huron (Wyandot) fleeing war with the Iroquois settled there under the protection of the French. It was founded as a mission village by the Jesuits. The Wyandot left after a few decades, and French settlers took over the land.

History

The Jesuit missionary Pierre Chaumonot in 1674 founded a settlement here when he built a chapel for the Huron (Wyandot). Following his third and final trip to the shrine of Loreto in Italy, Chaumonot was cured of a terrible headache. In gratitude, he placed the colony under the patronage of Our Lady of the Annunciation, but it is still commonly called Lorette.[1]

In 1697, the Huron left the village in search of better land for hunting and fishing. Afterward the site became known in French as Vieille-Lorette ("Old Loreto") or Ancienne-Lorette ("Former Loreto"). A new location became known as Nouvelle-Lorette ("New Loreto") or Jeune-Lorette ("Young Loreto"). That site roughly corresponds to the Loretteville of today. A year later in 1698, the Parish of Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation was established.[1]

In 1948, the place was incorporated as the village municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette. In 1967, it gained town status and took back its original name, L'Ancienne-Lorette, to distinguish itself from the Notre-Dame-de-Lorette Lac-Saint-Jean region.[1]

Until 1971, L'Ancienne-Lorette was the gateway to Quebec's International Airport. It used to be known as L'Ancienne-Lorette Airport. In 1971 the rural section of the town that included the airport was annexed by Sainte-Foy.

On January 1, 2002, L'Ancienne-Lorette was merged with Quebec City as part of a province-wide municipal reorganization and became part of the Laurentien borough of that city. After a 2004 referendum, it regained independent city status on January 1, 2006.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, L'Ancienne-Lorette had a population of 16,970 living in 7,314 of its 7,516 total private dwellings, a change of 2.6% from its 2016 population of 16,543. With a land area of 7.72 km2 (2.98 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,198.2/km2 (5,693.3/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

According to the Canada 2021 Census:[5]

  • Population: 16,970
  • % Change (2016–2021): +2.6
  • Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 7,314 (total dwellings: 7,516)
  • Area (km2): 7.72 km2
  • Density (persons per km2): 2,197.0
  • Mother tongue:
    • English as first language: 1.1%
    • French as first language: 94.2%
    • English and French as first language: 0.8%
    • Other as first language: 3.5%

Population trend:[6]

  • Population in 2021: 16,970 (2006 to 2011 population change: 2.6%)
  • Population in 2016: 16,543
  • Population in 2011: 16,745
  • Population in 2006: 16,516
  • Population in 2001: 15,929
  • Population in 1996: 15,895
  • Population in 1991: 15,242
  • Population in 1986: 13,747
  • Population in 1981: 12,935
  • Population in 1976: 11,694
  • Population in 1971: 8,304
  • Population in 1966: 5,691
  • Population in 1961: 3,961
  • Population in 1956: 3,464
  • Population in 1951: 2,516

In 2021, L'Ancienne-Lorette was 94.3% White, 1.6% Black, 1.2% Latin American and 1% Arab.

Economy

Quebecair Express, prior to its disestablishment, had its headquarters in the city.[7]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "L'Ancienne-Lorette (ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: L'Ancienne-Lorette Archived 2013-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b Statistics Canada 2021 Census - L'Ancienne-Lorette census profile
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada 2021 Census - L'Ancienne-Lorette community profile
  6. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 30 March - 5 April 2004. 58.
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