Lac-Delage

46°58′N 71°24′W / 46.967°N 71.400°W / 46.967; -71.400^[1]Country CanadaProvince QuebecRegionCapitale-NationaleRCMLa Jacques-CartierConstitutedFebruary 11, 1959Government • MayorGuy Rochette • Federal ridingPortneuf—Jacques-Cartier • Prov. ridingChauveauArea • Total2.10 km² (0.81 sq mi) • Land1.58 km² (0.61 sq mi)Population • Total771 • Density486.9/km² (1,261/sq mi) • Pop 2016-2021 20.8% • Dwellings316Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)Area code(s)418 and 581HighwaysNo major routesWebsitewww.lacdelage.qc.ca

Lac-Delage is a town in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, located on the eponymous Lake Delage.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lac-Delage had a population of 771 living in 308 of its 316 total private dwellings, a change of 20.8% from its 2016 population of 638. With a land area of 1.58 km² (0.61 sq mi), it had a population density of 488.0/km² (1,263.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 1.3%
• French as first language: 92.9%
• English and French as first language: 1.9%
• Other as first language: 2.6%

Local government

Lac-Delage federal election results^[6]

Year		Liberal		Conservative		Bloc Québécois		New Democratic		Green
	2021	18%	98	36%	191	33%	178	8%	45	0%	0
	2019	30%	155	25%	129	31%	160	6%	31	5%	24

Lac-Delage provincial election results^[7]

Year		CAQ		Liberal		QC solidaire		Parti Québécois
	2018	38%	150	24%	95	17%	70	15%	61
	2014	49%	194	19%	78	8%	31	23%	92

Lac-Delage forms part of the federal electoral district of Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier and has been represented by Joël Godin of the Conservative Party since 2015. Provincially, Lac-Delage is part of the Chauveau electoral district and is represented by Sylvain Lévesque of the Coalition Avenir Québec since 2018.

Municipal council

• Mayor: Guy Rochette
• Councillors: Jannys Landry, Alexandre Morin, Marc Boiteau, Isabelle Coulombe, Christiane Gosselin, Jonathan Baker

See also

• List of cities in Quebec

References