L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality

L'Île-d'Orléans is a regional county municipality in central Quebec, Canada, in the Capitale-Nationale region. Its seat is Sainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans. The population in the 2016 census was 7,082 people.[3]

L'Île-d'Orléans
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 46°55′N 70°54′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatSainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans
Government
[2]
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectJean-Pierre Turcotte
Area
[2][3]
 • Total268.50 km2 (103.67 sq mi)
 • Land192.85 km2 (74.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total7,082
 • Density36.7/km2 (95/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
 5.5%
 • Dwellings
3,703
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitemrc.iledorleans.com

The RCM consists solely of the Île d'Orléans, an island in the Saint Lawrence River just east of Quebec City. It is the smallest RCM in Quebec in terms of land area (though not in total area including water).

Subdivisions

There are 6 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Population
Canada census – L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality, Quebec community profile
20162011
Population7,082 (+5.5% from 2011)6,711 (-2.2% from 2006)
Land area192.85 km2 (74.46 sq mi)192.81 km2 (74.44 sq mi)
Population density36.7/km2 (95/sq mi)34.8/km2 (90/sq mi)
Median age52.0 (M: 52.3, F: 51.7)49.7 (M: 49.8, F: 49.5)
Total private dwellings3,7033,470
Median household income$77,568$64,483
References: 2016[4] 2011[5] earlier[6][7]
Historical Census Data - L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1991 6,938—    
1996 6,892−0.7%
2001 6,779−1.6%
YearPop.±%
2006 6,862+1.2%
2011 6,711−2.2%
2016 7,082+5.5%
Source: Statistics Canada[8][3]

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality, Quebec[8][3]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
7,020
 6,860 5.9% 97.72% 70 6.7% 1.07% 15 50.0% 0.21% 75 66.7% 1.07%
2011
6,610
 6,480 0.9% 98.03% 75 6.3% 1.13% 10 81.8% 0.15% 45 57.1% 0.68%
2006
6,780
 6,540 1.6% 96.46% 80 220.0% 1.18% 55 175.0% 0.81% 105 600.0% 1.55%
2001
6,705
 6,645 0.7% 99.11% 25 37.5% 0.37% 20 0.0% 0.30% 15 40.0% 0.22%
1996
6,780
 6,695 n/a 98.75% 40 n/a 0.59% 20 n/a 0.29% 25 n/a 0.37%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[9]

See also

References
  1. Reference number 141064 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 200 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: L'Île-d'Orléans, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  4. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  5. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  6. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  8. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  9. Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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