L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur () is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada, located within the regional county municipality of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region. Its name is French for "the Ascension of Our Lord".
The municipality had a population of 2,079 in the 2021 Canadian Census.
History The area opened for colonization in 1896, and the parish was formed on June 8, 1916. In 1919, the place was incorporated, taking the parish's name.
Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census Population in 2021: 2,079 (2016 to 2021 population change: 4.6%) Population in 2016: 1,987 Population in 2011: 1,983 Population in 2006: 1,976 Population in 2001: 1,933 Population in 1996: 1,867 Population in 1991: 1,823 Population in 1986: 1,845 Population in 1981: 1,701 Population in 1976: 1,511 Population in 1971: 1,474 Population in 1966: 1,637 Population in 1961: 1,742 Population in 1956: 1,678 Population in 1951: 1,578 Population in 1941: 912 Population in 1931: 801 Population in 1921: 702
Mother tongue:Canada 2021 Census Community Profiles: L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur. Statistics Canada. English as first language: 0.7% French as first language: 99.3% English and French as first language: 0.2% Other as first language: 0.2%
See also List of parish municipalities in Quebec
References
External links Municipalité de L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur