Irlande

Irlande
Municipality
Location within Les Appalaches RCM.
Irlande Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°04′N 71°29′W / 46.067°N 71.483°W / 46.067; -71.483
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Les Appalaches
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government
• Mayor	Jean François Hamel
• Federal riding	Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière
• Prov. riding	Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area
• Total	112.10 km2 (43.28 sq mi)
• Land	109.54 km2 (42.29 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	897
• Density	8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	1.5%
• Dwellings	435
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G6H 2N7
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	R-165 R-216
Website	www.mundirlande.qc.ca

Irlande (French pronunciation: [iʁlɑ̃d] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 897 as of the Canada 2021 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". "Irlande" is the French name for Ireland.

References

• Commission de toponymie du Québec
• Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire Archived 2011-02-24 at the Wayback Machine