Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola | |
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 Location within D'Autray RCM | |
  Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°04′N 73°08′W / 46.067°N 73.133°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | D'Autray |
| Settled | 1669 |
| Constituted | February 11, 1897 |
| Named for | Ignatius of Loyola[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Luc Barthe |
| • Federal riding | Berthier—Maskinongé |
| • Prov. riding | Berthier |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72.50 km2 (27.99 sq mi) |
| • Land | 36.16 km2 (13.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 2,086 |
| • Density | 57.7/km2 (149/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  8.4% |
| • Dwellings | 945 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-158 |
| Website | www.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]