Orleans, Ontario

Orleans
Community
Orléans
St-Joseph's Parish, built in 1830
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
City	Ottawa
Parish of St-Joseph d'Orléans	1830's
Police Village of St-Joseph d'Orléans	1922
Community of Orléans	1974
Government
• Mayor	Jim Watson
• City councillors	Stephen Blais, Jody Mitic, Bob Monette
• Member of Parliament	Andrew Leslie, Francis Drouin
• Member of Provincial Parliament	Marie-France Lalonde, Grant Crack
Population (2011)
• Total	107,823
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s)	Area code 613

Orleans (/ɔːrˈliːnz/; French: [ɔʁleɑ̃]), (officially Orléans), is a suburb of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the eastern part of the city along the Ottawa River, about 16 km (9.9 mi) from downtown Ottawa. The Canada 2011 Census determined that Orleans' population was 107,823. Prior to being amalgamated into Ottawa in 2001, the community of Orleans was spread over two municipal jurisdictions, the eastern portion being in the pre-amalgamation City of Cumberland, the western portion in the City of Gloucester. According to the 2011 census, 62,888 people lived in the Cumberland portion of Orleans, while 44,935 people lived in the Gloucester portion. Today, Orleans spans the municipal wards of Orleans, Innes and Cumberland. Orleans is one of 3 areas of the post-amalgamated City of Ottawa to contain a significant francophone population, hence the community's name.

The community is thought to have been named by its first postmaster, Théodore Besserer, after his place of birth, the Île d'Orléans near Quebec City. Orleans was an incorporated police village from 1922 to 1974 and was then known as St. Joseph d'Orléans. The name corresponds to the main francophone Roman Catholic Church, Paroisse St-Joseph of which the older part of Orleans is built around, along St-Joseph Boulevard.