Irlande

Irlande is a municipality in Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 959 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

Irlande
Municipality
Location within Les Appalaches RCM.
Irlande Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°04′N 71°29′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Les Appalaches
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2]
• Mayor	Bruno Vézina
• Federal riding	Mégantic—L'Érable
• Prov. riding	Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area [2][3]
• Total	112.10 km^2 (43.28 sq mi)
• Land	109.42 km^2 (42.25 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	959
• Density	8.8/km^2 (23/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	1.8%
• Dwellings	408
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G6H 2N7
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 165 Route 216
Website	www.mundirlande.qc.ca

Irlande does not have a town or village centre, but the hamlet of Maple Grove, at the intersection of Chemins Craig and Gosford, constitutes the only notable urban agglomeration. This is where the Holy Trinity Anglican Church and the rectory are located.

Name

The township of Ireland was first colonized by Irish settlers, who called the area "New Ireland." The municipality kept the English spelling until 1987, when it took the French "Irlande". "Irlande" is the French name for Ireland.

References

1. Reference number 185528 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. Geographic code 31040 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
3. "(Code 2431040) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

• Commission de toponymie du Québec
• Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire