Notre-Dame-des-Anges () is a parish municipality in

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, Canada, home of the General Hospital of Quebec. Enclaved within the territory of

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, the municipality has a population of 241 and measures only 6 hectares (15

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s) in area, making it the smallest incorporated municipal entity in Canada. With a density of according to Statistics Canada, it is the second densest census subdivision in Canada. It lacks any governmental structure and has no mayor but rather an "administrator."

History

The land near the Saint-Charles River was first possessed as a

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by the

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Friars Minor, who built the

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of St. Charles there around 1620. The Recollects were expelled by the British in 1629. The seigneury then passed to the

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in late 1629, after the return of the friars to France following the capitulation of Quebec to the Kirk brothers by Champlain on 14 September 1629. The property was returned to the Recollects upon their return to New France in 1670, at which time they dedicated their house to ''Notre-Dame-des-Anges'' (Our Lady of the Angels), so named for the first community of the Franciscan Order. In 1692, it was purchased by Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Vallier, Bishop of Quebec, to found a hospital, which he did the subsequent year. In 1722, it was established as a civil parish and in 1855, the parish municipality was officially founded with the goal of protecting its sole occupant, the Hôpital général de Québec, from taxes.

Geography

The municipality is situated north of downtown Quebec City, enclaved within the borough of

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, bounded by avenue Simon-Napoléon-Parent, rue des Commissaires Ouest, and rue Saint-Anselme. It is entirely occupied by the Hôpital Général de Québec, including the

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Basse-Ville–Limoilou–Vanier, and by the various religious buildings associated with the hospital, including an

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monastery, the Église de Notre-Dame-des-Anges (the parish church), and a museum. The hospital is surrounded by a cemetery holding, among others, the remains of General

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. It is one of two enclaves in Quebec City (along with the

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Indian reserve) that was not subject to the municipal mergers in 2002. It is also by far the smallest municipality not included in one of Quebec's Regional County Municipalities.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Notre-Dame-des-Anges had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

References

External links

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Commission de toponymie du Québec -- Topos sur le Web
(French)
Notre-Dame-des-Anges -- Ministère des Affaires municipales et des Régions
(French)
La Miséricorde de Jésus de l'Hôpital Général de Québec Augustine Community
(English)

(includes map)

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Geography

Demographics

See also

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