Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Quebec

Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon
Municipality

Location within D'Autray RCM
Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon

Location in central Quebec

Coordinates: 46°16′N 73°23′W / 46.267°N 73.383°W / 46.267; -73.383Coordinates: 46°16′N 73°23′W / 46.267°N 73.383°W / 46.267; -73.383[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Lanaudière
RCM D'Autray
Settled 1825
Constituted June 30, 1864
Government[2]
 • Mayor Roch Desrosiers
 • Federal riding Berthier—Maskinongé
 • Prov. riding Berthier
Area[2][3]
 • Total 100.40 km2 (38.76 sq mi)
 • Land 99.91 km2 (38.58 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 2,679
 • Density 26.8/km2 (69/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 4.3%
 • Dwellings 1,598
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0K 2N0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 347
Route 348

Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon is a municipality in the D'Autray Regional County Municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada.

History

The first settlers, mostly Irish and Scottish Loyalists, came around 1825 to the shores of Lake Maskinongé, where they formed a community that was known as Lake Maskinongé Settlement by 1827, and later as the Mission of Lac-Maskinongé. In 1837, the name Saint-Gabriel-du-Lac-Maskinongé came in use but was changed to Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon in 1840. This name refers to the angel Gabriel and the geographic township of Brandon that was proclaimed in 1827 and in which it is located.[1]

In 1851, the Parish of Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon was founded and the post office opened that same year. In 1855, the parish municipality was established with the same name.[1]

In 1892, the main settlement on Lake Maskinongé separated from the parish municipality and became the Village Municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon (now known as the Town of Saint-Gabriel).[4]

On June 14, 2014, Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon changed from parish municipality to a (regular) municipality.[5]

Demographics

Population trend:[6]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1181 (total dwellings: 1598)

Mother tongue:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon (Municipalité de paroisse)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 52085 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon census profile
  4. ↑ "Saint-Gabriel (Ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
  5. ↑ "Modifications aux municipalités du Québec" (PDF). Institut de la statistique du Québec. June 2014. ISSN 1715-6408.
  6. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Saint-Damien Saint-Gabriel, Mandeville Saint-Didace
Saint-Jean-de-Matha Saint-Barthélemy
   Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon  
Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Saint-Cléophas-de-Brandon, Saint-Norbert Saint-Cuthbert
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