Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola, Quebec
| Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola | |
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| Municipality | |
 Location within D'Autray RCM. |
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 Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola
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| Coordinates: 46°04′N 73°08′W / 46.067°N 73.133°WCoordinates: 46°04′N 73°08′W / 46.067°N 73.133°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | D'Autray |
| Settled | 1669 |
| Constituted | February 11, 1897 |
| Named for | Ignatius of Loyola |
| 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) | |
| • Total | 2,086 |
| • Density | 57.7/km2 (149/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 8.4% |
| • Dwellings | 945 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0K 2P0 |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |
 Route 158
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| Website | www deloyola |
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.
In 1895, the Parish of Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola was formed, and named in honour of the founder of the Jesuits, Ignatius López de Loyola (1491-1556). In 1896, its post office opened and a year later, the parish municipality was established by separating from La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas.
On October 31, 2012, it changed status from a parish municipality to municipality.
Population trend:
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 885 (total dwellings: 945)
Mother tongue:
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