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Déléage is a town and municipality in La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. It is situated on the eastern banks of the Gatineau River opposite Maniwaki.

Déléage
Municipality
Déléage Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°23′N 75°55′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Outaouais
RCM	La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau
Constituted	January 1, 1881
Government [2]
• Mayor	Jean-Paul Barbe
• Federal riding	Pontiac
• Prov. riding	Gatineau
Area [2][3]
• Total	265.70 km2 (102.59 sq mi)
• Land	249.09 km2 (96.17 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	1,856
• Density	7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)
• Pop (2006–11)	5.5%
• Dwellings	967
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J9E 3A8
Area code(s)	819
Website	www.deleage.ca

Deleage and Deléage are frequently used alternate spellings.[4] The official spelling was changed from Deleage to Déléage on March 20, 2004.[5]

History

In 1871, the Kensington Township was proclaimed, named after a district of West London, England. In 1881, the Township Municipality of Kensington was formed. In 1930, it was renamed to Déléage, in honour of Jean-Francois-Regis Déléage (1821-1884), born in Haute-Loire and missionary in the Outaouais from 1853 to 1879, where he founded a dozen parishes. His name has also been used to identify the post office between 1929 and 1967.[4]

Demographics

Population trend:[6]

• Population in 2011: 1856 (2006 to 2011 population change: -5.5%)
• Population in 2006: 1964
• Population in 2001: 2053 (R)
  • 2001 to 2006 population change: -4.3%
• Population in 1996: 2036
• Population in 1991: 1921

(R) = Revised count.[7]

Private dwellings (occupied by usual residents): 824

Languages:

• English as first language: 3%
• French as first language: 94%
• English and French as first language: 1%
• Other as first language: 2%

References

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