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City in Quebec, Canada

L'Ancienne-Lorette
City

Location within Quebec TE.
L'Ancienne-LoretteLocation in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°47′55″N 71°21′45″W / 46.79861°N 71.36250°W / 46.79861; -71.36250
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
RCM	None
Agglomeration	Quebec City
Settled	1674
Constituted	January 1, 2006
Government
• Mayor	Gaétan Pageau
• Federal riding	Louis-Saint-Laurent
• Prov. riding	La Peltrie
Area
• Total	7.70 km (2.97 sq mi)
• Land	7.72 km (2.98 sq mi)
Population
• Total	16,970
• Density	2,197/km (5,690/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	2.6%
• Dwellings	7,516
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G2E
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-138
Website	www.lancienne-lorette.org

L'Ancienne-Lorette (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃sjɛn lɔʁɛt]) 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.

Its history dates to 1674, when a group of Huron (Wyandot) fleeing war with the Iroquois settled there under the protection of the French. It was founded as a mission village by the Jesuits. The Wyandot left after a few decades, and French settlers took over the land.

History

The Jesuit missionary Pierre Chaumonot in 1674 founded a settlement here when he built a chapel for the Huron (Wyandot). 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.

In 1697, the Huron left the village in search of better land for hunting and fishing. Afterward the site became known in French 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"). That site roughly corresponds to the Loretteville of today. A year later in 1698, the Parish of Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation was established.

In 1948, the place was incorporated as the village municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette. In 1967, it gained town status and took back its original name, L'Ancienne-Lorette, to distinguish itself from the Notre-Dame-de-Lorette Lac-Saint-Jean region.

Until 1971, L'Ancienne-Lorette was the gateway to Quebec's International Airport. It 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 regained independent city status on January 1, 2006.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, L'Ancienne-Lorette had a population of 16,970 living in 7,314 of its 7,516 total private dwellings, a change of 2.6% from its 2016 population of 16,543. With a land area of 7.72 km (2.98 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,198.2/km (5,693.3/sq mi) in 2021.

According to the Canada 2021 Census:

Population: 16,970
% Change (2016–2021): +2.6
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 7,314 (total dwellings: 7,516)
Area (km): 7.72 km
Density (persons per km): 2,197.0
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 1.1%
- French as first language: 94.2%
- English and French as first language: 0.8%
- Other as first language: 3.5%

Population trend:

Population in 2021: 16,970 (2006 to 2011 population change: 2.6%)
Population in 2016: 16,543
Population in 2011: 16,745
Population in 2006: 16,516
Population in 2001: 15,929
Population in 1996: 15,895
Population in 1991: 15,242
Population in 1986: 13,747
Population in 1981: 12,935
Population in 1976: 11,694
Population in 1971: 8,304
Population in 1966: 5,691
Population in 1961: 3,961
Population in 1956: 3,464
Population in 1951: 2,516

In 2021, L'Ancienne-Lorette was 94.3% White, 1.6% Black, 1.2% Latin American and 1% Arab.

Economy

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

Notable people

Félix Auger-Aliassime (raised in L'Ancienne-Lorette), Canadian professional tennis player, junior singles and doubles US Open champion
Patrice Bergeron, retired NHL hockey centre
Mario Marois, NHL defenceman, principally for the Quebec Nordiques
Antoine Plamondon (ca. 1804–1895), artist
Évelyne Viens, Olympic gold medal-winning soccer player

References

^ "L'Ancienne-Lorette (ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
^ 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
^ Statistics Canada 2021 Census - L'Ancienne-Lorette census profile
"Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
Statistics Canada 2021 Census - L'Ancienne-Lorette community profile
Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
"World Airline Directory." Flight International. 30 March - 5 April 2004. 58.

External links

L'Ancienne-Lorette in L'Encyclopédie de l'agora (fr)

Places adjacent to L'Ancienne-Lorette

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