Déléage

Déléage (French pronunciation: [deleaʒ]) is a town and municipality in La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. It is situated on the eastern banks of the Gatineau River opposite Maniwaki.

Déléage
Municipality
Déléage is located in Western Quebec
Déléage
Déléage
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 46°23′N 75°55′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionOutaouais
RCMLa Vallée-de-la-Gatineau
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1881
Government
[2]
 • MayorAnne Potvin
 • Federal ridingPontiac
 • Prov. ridingGatineau
Area
[2][3]
 • Total263.42 km2 (101.71 sq mi)
 • Land248.26 km2 (95.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total1,916
 • Density7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016–21)
Increase 3.5%
 • Dwellings
1,021
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J9E 3A8
Area code819
Websitewww.deleage.ca

Deleage and Deléage are frequently used alternate spellings.[4] The official spelling was changed from Deleage to Déléage on March 20, 2004.[5]

History

In 1871, the Kensington Township was proclaimed, named after a district of West London, England. In 1881, the Township Municipality of Kensington was formed. In 1930, it was renamed to Déléage, in honour of Jean-Francois-Regis Déléage (1821-1884), born in Haute-Loire and missionary in the Outaouais from 1853 to 1879, where he founded a dozen parishes. His name was also used to identify the post office between 1929 and 1967.[4]

Demographics
Historical census populations – Déléage
YearPop.±%
1976 1,470—    
1981 1,897+29.0%
1986 1,908+0.6%
1991 1,921+0.7%
1996 2,036+6.0%
YearPop.±%
2001 2,053+0.8%
2006 1,964−4.3%
2011 1,856−5.5%
2016 1,852−0.2%
2021 1,916+3.5%
Includes revised count for 2001.
Source: Statistics Canada[6][7]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 872 (out of 1,021 total)[3]

Languages:

  • English as first language: 3%
  • French as first language: 94%
  • English and French as first language: 1%
  • Other as first language: 2%

Local government

List of former mayors:

  • Palma Morin (...–2005)
  • Jean-Paul Barbe (2005–2013)
  • Bernard Cayen (2013–2017)
  • Raymond Morin (2017–2021)
  • Anne Potvin (2021–present)

References
  1. "Reference number 176541 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 83070 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Déléage, Municipalité (MÉ) (Code 2483070) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. "Municipalité de Déléage" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-08-22. Retrieved 2012-03-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. Statistics Canada - Population and dwelling count amendments to the 2001 Census
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