L'Ancienne-Lorette

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 km2 (2.97 sq mi)
• Land	7.72 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	16,970
• Density	2,197/km2 (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 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 km2 (2.98 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,198.2/km2 (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 (km2): 7.72 km2
• Density (persons per km2): 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

See also

• Huron-Wendat Nation
• Wendake, Quebec

References

1. ^ a b 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
2. ^ a b Statistics Canada 2021 Census - L'Ancienne-Lorette census profile
3. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
4. ^ Statistics Canada 2021 Census - L'Ancienne-Lorette community profile
5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
6. ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 30 March - 5 April 2004. 58.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to L'Ancienne-Lorette.

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

Places adjacent to L'Ancienne-Lorette
Quebec City Quebec City L'Ancienne-Lorette Quebec City Quebec City

v t e Quebec City
Boroughs	La Cité-Limoilou Les Rivières Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge Charlesbourg Beauport La Haute-Saint-Charles Laurentien (defunct)	Flag of Quebec City
Districts	Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–colline Parlementaire (Old Quebec, Parliament Hill, Petit Champlain) Saint-Jean-Baptiste Saint-Roch Maizerets Vanier Sainte-Foy Sillery (Sillery Heritage Site) Cap-Rouge Lac-Saint-Charles Saint-Émile Loretteville Val-Bélair
Agglomeration	Quebec Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures
Enclaves	L'Ancienne-Lorette Notre-Dame-des-Anges Wendake
See also: List of articles about Quebec City History of Quebec City Quebec Urban Community (1970–2001) Communauté métropolitaine de Québec 2000–06 municipal reorganization in Quebec Regional county municipalities in Capitale-Nationale: Charlevoix Charlevoix-Est La Côte-de-Beaupré La Jacques-Cartier L'Île-d'Orléans Portneuf Equivalent territories: Quebec (TE) Independent parishes: Notre-Dame-des-Anges Native reserves: Wendake

v t e Municipalities of the CMQ/Quebec CMA
Bellechasse RCM	Saint-Henri¹ Beaumont¹
L'Île-d'Orléans RCM	Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans Sainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans Sainte-Pétronille
La Côte-de-Beaupré RCM	Saint-Tite-des-Caps² Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges² Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente² Saint-Joachim² Beaupré² Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré² Château-Richer L'Ange-Gardien Boischatel
La Jacques-Cartier RCM	Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Fossambault-sur-le-Lac Lac-Saint-Joseph Shannon Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Lac-Delage Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury Lac-Beauport Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
Québec TE	Notre-Dame-des-Anges¹ Urban agglomeration of Quebec City Quebec L'Ancienne-Lorette Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures Wendake¹
Lévis TE	Lévis
La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM	Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon¹
¹Does not belong to the CMQ — ²Does not belong to the Quebec City CMA

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