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 St. Lawrence River where it flows into Lac Saint-Pierre, the largest of which are île Madame, île aux Ours, and La Grande Île.
There is a ferry service connecting Quebec Route 158 in Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola to Sorel-Tracy across the St. Lawrence River.
History 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 a municipality.
Demographics
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 941 (total dwellings: 997)
Mother tongue (2021): English as first language: 0.5% French as first language: 98.0% English and French as first languages: 0.2% Other as first language: 1.0%
Government List of former mayors:
Didace Guévremont (1897–1898) Narcisse Cardin (1898–1899) Paul Plante (1899–1902) Honoré Plante (1902–1903) Hubert Paul-Hus (1903–1904, 1916–1919) Denis Cournoyer (1904–1907) André Plante (1907–1908) Albéric Désy (1908–1909) Joseph Guertin (1909–1911) Joseph Edmond Farly (1911–1914, 1921–1923) Pierre-Côme Guévremont (1914–1916, 1923–1925) Alphonse Richard (1919–1921) Pierre Bergeron (1925–1927) Anselme Chevalier (1927–1929) Eustache Plante (1929–1931, 1947–1949) Pierre Philias Saint-Martin (1931–1933, 1951–1953) Louis Guévremont (1933–1937) Roméo Massé (1937–1939) Louis Valois (1939–1947) Joseph Rémi Farly (1949–1951) Henri Gladu (1953) Alfred Fafard (1953–1956) Henri Louis Barthe (1956–1959) Louis Armand Barthe (1959–1971) Lucien René Plante (1971–1976) Jean Guertin (1976–1983) Serge Giroux (1983–2009) Jean-Luc Barthe (2009–2025) Evelyne Latour (2025–present)
Education
Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including: École de l'Île Saint-Ignace - temporarily closed in 2016
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including: Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée"JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE ." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017. Joliette High School in Joliette"Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5 ." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
See also List of municipalities in Quebec
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