L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec

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L'Ancienne-Lorette
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L'Ancienne-Lorette
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°48′N71°21′W / 46.800°N 71.350°W / 46.800; -71.350 Coordinates: 46°48′N71°21′W / 46.800°N 71.350°W / 46.800; -71.350 [1]
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Region Capitale-Nationale
RCM None
Agglomeration Quebec City
Settled1674
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 2006
Government
[2]
  MayorGaétan Pageau
   Federal riding Louis-Saint-Laurent
   Prov. riding La Peltrie
Area
  Total7.70 km2 (2.97 sq mi)
  Land7.63 km2 (2.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [3]
  Total16,745
  Density2,193.6/km2 (5,681/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011
Increase2.svg 1.4%
  Dwellings
7,183
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G2E
Area code(s) 418 and 581
HighwaysQc138.svg Route 138
Website www.lancienne-lorette.org

L'Ancienne-Lorette 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.

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Its history dates back to 1674 when a group of Hurons fleeing war with the Iroquois settled there under the protection of the French. They left after a few decades and French settlers took over the land.

History

A colony started when the Jesuit Pierre Chaumonot in 1674 when he built a chapel for the Hurons. 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 Hurons left in search of better land for hunting and fishing. Afterwards the site became known 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"), and 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 was took back its original name, L'Ancienne-Lorette, to distinguish itself from a Notre-Dame-de-Lorette Lac-Saint-Jean region. [1]

Until 1971, L'Ancienne-Lorette was the gateway to Quebec's International Airport, which therefore 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 again became an independent city on January 1, 2006.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2006 Census: [4]

Population trend: [5]

In 2006, L'Ancienne-Lorette was 98.9% White, 0.3% Aboriginal, and 0.8% Visible Minorities.

Economy

Quebecair Express, prior to its disestablishment, had its headquarters in the city. [6]

Notable people born in L'Ancienne-Lorette

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "L'Ancienne-Lorette (ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  2. 1 2 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. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - L'Ancienne-Lorette census profile
  4. Statistics Canada 2006 Census - L'Ancienne-Lorette community profile
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 30 March - 5 April 2004. 58.