L'Ancienne-Lorette
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L'Ancienne-Lorette (Template:IPA) 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.<ref name="toponymie">Template:Cite web</ref>
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.<ref name="toponymie"/>
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.<ref name="toponymie"/>
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 Template:Val living in Template:Val of its Template:Val total private dwellings, a change of Template:Percentage from its 2016 population of Template:Val. With a land area of Template:Convert, it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021.<ref name=2021census>Template:Cite web</ref>
According to the Canada 2021 Census:<ref name="SC2021">Statistics Canada 2021 Census - L'Ancienne-Lorette community profile</ref>
- 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:<ref>Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census</ref>
- 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.<ref>"World Airline Directory." Flight International. 30 March - 5 April 2004. 58.</ref>
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
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