Irlande

Irlande
Municipality
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Les Appalaches
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government
• Mayor	Bruno Vézina
• Federal riding	Mégantic—L'Érable
• Prov. riding	Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area
• Total	112.10 km2 (43.28 sq mi)
• Land	109.42 km2 (42.25 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	959
• Density	8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
• Change (2006–11)	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
Website	www.mundirlande.qc.ca

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 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."

Sources

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