Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
Lanaudière
Lanaudière (, ) is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population ( 2016 Census) of 494,796 inhabitants, an increase of 4.9% over the 2011 census.
Geog ...
region of Quebec, Canada, part of the
D'Autray Regional County Municipality. Its territory is located on 33 of the Sorel Islands in the
Saint Lawrence River
The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connectin ...
where it flows into
Lac Saint-Pierre, the largest of which are ''île Madame'', ''île aux Ours'', and ''La Grande Île''.
History
In 1895, the Parish of Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola was formed, and named in honour of the founder of the
Jesuits
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,
Ignatius López de Loyola (1491-1556). In 1896, its post office opened and a year later, the parish municipality was established by separating from
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas.
On October 31, 2012, it changed status from a parish municipality to municipality.
Demographics
Population trend:
* Population in 2011: 2086 (2006 to 2011 population change: 8.4%)
* Population in 2006: 1925
* Population in 2001: 1880
* Population in 1996: 1883
* Population in 1991: 1827
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 885 (total dwellings: 945)
Mother tongue:
* English as first language: 0%
* French as first language: 97.7%
* English and French as first language: 0%
* Other as first language: 2.3%
Education
Commission scolaire des Samares The Centre de services scolaire des Samares is a francophone school district headquartered in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, in the Canadian province of Quebec. operates francophone public schools, including:
* École de l'Île Saint-Ignace - It temporarily closed in 2016
The
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:
* Joliette Elementary School in
Saint-Charles-Borromée
*
Joliette High School
Joliette High School (JHS, french: École secondaire Joliette) is a public anglophone secondary school in Joliette, Quebec. Operated by the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board, it is the sole anglophone high school in Lanaudière. it has about 265 ...
in
JolietteJoliette High School Zone Sec 1-5
" Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
See also
* List of municipalities in Quebec
References
External links
Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola - MRC d'Autray
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Incorporated places in Lanaudière
Municipalities in Quebec