Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 description Long description for Figure 1.1 Population, 2016 and 2011 censuses

Population, 2016 and 2011 censuses

• In 2016, the enumerated population of L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur (Paroisse (municipalité de)) was 1,987, which represents a change of 0.2% from 2011. This compares to the provincial average of 3.3% and the national average of 5.0%.
• The land area of L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur (Paroisse (municipalité de)) is 131.93 square kilometres and the population density was 15.1 people per square kilometre.
• In 2016, there were 809 private dwellings occupied in L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur (Paroisse (municipalité de)), which represent a change of 5.1% from 2011.

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Population Change (in percentage) for L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur and higher level geographies, 2011 to 2016

Population Change (in percentage) for L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur and higher level geographies, 2011 to 2016

Population and dwelling counts

L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur (Paroisse (municipalité de)) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Table 1 L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur (Paroisse (municipalité de)) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2011 to 2016

Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
		2016	2011	% change
Passes-Dangereuses Census subdivision - Passes-Dangereuses, Unorganized	NO	146	226	-35.4
Alma Census subdivision - Alma, Ville	V	30,776	30,904	-0.4
Labrecque Census subdivision - Labrecque, Municipalité	MÉ	1,321	1,215	8.7
Lamarche Census subdivision - Lamarche, Municipalité	MÉ	514	557	-7.7
Saint-Henri-de-Taillon Census subdivision - Saint-Henri-de-Taillon, Municipalité	MÉ	821	760	8.0
Sainte-Monique Census subdivision - Sainte-Monique, Municipalité	MÉ	846	865	-2.2

Quebec – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population change, 2011 to 2016

Table 2 Quebec – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth, population change, 2011 to 2016

Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
		2016	2011	% change
Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval Census subdivision - Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, Ville	V	7,348	5,696	29.0
Contrecoeur Census subdivision - Contrecoeur, Ville	V	7,887	6,252	26.2
Saint-Colomban Census subdivision - Saint-Colomban, Ville	V	16,019	13,080	22.5
Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Census subdivision - Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Ville	V	7,706	6,319	21.9
Mirabel Census subdivision - Mirabel, Ville	V	50,513	41,957	20.4

Quebec – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population change, 2011 to 2016

Table 3 Quebec – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth, population change, 2011 to 2016

Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
		2016	2011	% change
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts Census subdivision - Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Ville	V	6,437	6,933	-7.2
La Malbaie Census subdivision - La Malbaie, Ville	V	8,271	8,862	-6.7
Coaticook Census subdivision - Coaticook, Ville	V	8,698	9,255	-6.0
Mont-Joli Census subdivision - Mont-Joli, Ville	V	6,281	6,665	-5.8
La Sarre Census subdivision - La Sarre, Ville	V	7,282	7,719	-5.7