L'Île-d'Orléans is a Regional County Municipality in central Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada

Canada

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, in the Capitale-Nationale

Capitale-Nationale

Capitale-Nationale is one of 17 administrative regions of Quebec, Canada. Quebec City, Quebec's centre of government, is located in this region. It has a land area of 18,638.7 km2...

 region. Its seat is in Sainte-Famille. The RCM consists solely of the Île d'Orléans

Île d'Orléans

Île d'Orléans is located in the Saint Lawrence River about east of downtown Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The island was one of the first parts of the province to be colonized by the French, and a large percentage of French Canadians can trace ancestry to early residents of the island...

, an island in the Saint Lawrence River

Saint Lawrence River

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 just east of Quebec City

Quebec City

Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...

. It is the smallest RCM in Quebec in terms of area, at 192.82 km² (74.45 sq mi). The population in the 2006 census

Canada 2006 Census

The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...

 was 6,862 persons.

Municipalities

• Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec
  Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec
  Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, part of the L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality...
  
  
• Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec
  Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec
  Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, part of the L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality. It is situated on the south-east side of Orléans Island.-History:...
  
  
• Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec
  Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec
  Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, part of the L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality. It is situated on the south side of Orléans Island....
  
  
• Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec
  Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec
  Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, part of the L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality...
  
  

Demographics

According to the Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...

:

• Population in 2006: 6862
• Land area: 192.81 square kilometres (74.4 sq mi)
• Population density: 35.6 / km²
• Population change 2001-2006: 1.2%

Population trend:

• Population in 2001: 6779
• Population in 1996: 6892

External links

• MRC de l'Île d'Orléans official website