Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola

Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola
Location within D'Autray RCM
Location within D'Autray RCM
Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola is located in Central Quebec
Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola
Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°04′N 73°08′W / 46.067°N 73.133°W / 46.067; -73.133[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLanaudière
RCMD'Autray
Settled1669
ConstitutedFebruary 11, 1897
Named forIgnatius of Loyola[1]
Government
 • MayorJean-Luc Barthe
 • Federal ridingBerthier—Maskinongé
 • Prov. ridingBerthier
Area
 • Total
72.50 km2 (27.99 sq mi)
 • Land36.16 km2 (13.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total
2,086
 • Density57.7/km2 (149/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 8.4%
 • Dwellings
945
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-158
Websitewww.stignace
deloyola.qc.ca

Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola is a municipality in the Lanaudière 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 where it flows into Lac Saint-Pierre, the largest of which are île Madame, île aux Ours, and La Grande Île.[1]

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  3. ^ a b Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola census profile