Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon

Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon
Municipality
Town hall of St-Gabriel-de-Brandon
Town hall of St-Gabriel-de-Brandon
Motto: 
Chez nous vous êtes chez vous
(English: With us you are at home)
Location within D'Autray RCM
Location within D'Autray RCM
St-Gabriel-de-Brandon is located in Central Quebec
St-Gabriel-de-Brandon
St-Gabriel-de-Brandon
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°16′N 73°23′W / 46.267°N 73.383°W / 46.267; -73.383[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLanaudière
RCMD'Autray
Settled1825
ConstitutedJune 30, 1864
Government
[2]
 • MayorMario Frigon
 • Fed. ridingBerthier—Maskinongé
 • Prov. ridingBerthier
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
101.15 km2 (39.05 sq mi)
 • Land99.23 km2 (38.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
2,684
 • Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
 • Change 2016-21
Increase 1.9%
 • Dwellings
1,585
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0K 2N0
Area codes450, 579
Highways R-347 R-348
Websitesaintgabrieldebrandon.com Edit this at Wikidata

Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon is a municipality in the D'Autray Regional County Municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada.

History

The first settlers, mostly Irish and Scottish Loyalists, came around 1825 to the shores of Lake Maskinongé, where they formed a community that was known as Lake Maskinongé Settlement by 1827, and later as the Mission of Lac-Maskinongé. In 1837, the name Saint-Gabriel-du-Lac-Maskinongé came in use but was changed to Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon in 1840. This name refers to the angel Gabriel and the geographic township of Brandon that was proclaimed in 1827 and in which it is located.[1]

In 1851, the Parish of Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon was founded and the post office opened that same year. In 1855, the parish municipality was established with the same name.[1]

In 1892, the main settlement on Lake Maskinongé separated from the parish municipality and became the Village Municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon (now known as the Town of Saint-Gabriel).[4]

On June 14, 2014, Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon changed from parish municipality to a (regular) municipality.[5]

Demographics

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 1,304 (total dwellings: 1,585)[3]

Mother tongue (2021):[3]

  • English as first language: 0.7%
  • French as first language: 97.0%
  • English and French as first languages: 0.9%
  • Other as first language: 1.3%

Education

The Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools:

  • École secondaire Bermon

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon (Municipalité de paroisse)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 52085". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon (Code 2452085) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2026-07-20.
  4. ↑ "Saint-Gabriel (Ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
  5. ↑ "Modifications aux municipalités du Québec" (PDF). Modifications Aux Municipalités du Québec. Institut de la statistique du Québec. June 2014. ISSN 1715-6408.
  6. ↑ Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1944. CS98-1941-2.
  7. ↑ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.
  8. ↑ "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE Archived 2017-09-17 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5 Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
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