L'Orignal
L'Orignal | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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  L'Orignal Location within Southern Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 45°37′10″N 74°41′30″W / 45.61944°N 74.69167°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Prescott and Russell |
| Municipality | Champlain |
| Settled | 1800 |
| Incorporated | 1876 |
| Dissolved (amalgamated) | January 1, 1997 |
| Government | |
| • Fed. riding | Prescott—Russell—Cumberland |
| • Prov. riding | Glengarry—Prescott—Russell |
| Area | |
| • Land | 2.91 km2 (1.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (165 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,359 |
| • Density | 467.6/km2 (1,211/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code | K0B 1K0 |
| Area codes | 613, 343 |
L'Orignal (/ˌlɒrɪnˈjæl/) is a Franco-Ontarian village and former municipality, now part of Champlain Township in eastern Ontario, Canada.[3] Its population in 2021 was 1,359. L'Orignal likely took its name from its location on the Ottawa River once known as Pointe à l'Orignal (French for "Moose Point"), where moose crossed the river. It was one of the seigneuries of New France.
It is now the county seat of Prescott and Russell United Counties.
History
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In 1674, the Company of New France granted the Seigneurie de L'Orignac to François Prévost. Through inheritance, the Seigneurie eventually passed on to the de Longueuil family, owners of several seigneuries. It was one of the two seigneuries the King of France granted in present-day Ontario, along with La Salle's Seigneurie de Cataraqui (now Kingston). As part of New France, the area was ceded to Great Britain in 1763. In 1791, with the creation of Upper Canada (Ontario) and Lower Canada (Quebec), the seigneurie became part of Upper Canada.[4]
In 1798, Nathan Treadwell, of Plattsburgh, New York, purchased 230,000 acres (930 km2) of seigneurial land. The government confiscated the property during the War of 1812 and returned it to his son in 1823. In 1816, the Village of L'Orignal was chosen as the district town for the Ottawa District. The Ottawa District Courthouse, built in L'Orignal in 1825, is still in use. The decommissioned L'Orignal Jail is now a museum. L'Orignal Parish was established in 1836 as the first Catholic parish in Prescott County.[4]
The village was incorporated in 1876.[4]
On January 1, 1998, the Village of L'Orignal, together with the Town of Vankleek Hill and the Townships of Hawkesbury West and Longueuil, was amalgamated into the new Township of Champlain.[5]
Geography
[edit]According to Statistics Canada, the former village had a total area of 5.68 square kilometres (2.19 sq mi). It is located along the south banks of the Ottawa River.
Demographics
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References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "L'Orignal, Ontario [Population centre] Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ White, James (1915). Altitudes in the Dominion of Canada (2nd ed.). Ottawa: Commission of Conservation. p. 235.
- ↑ "L'Orignal". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- 1 2 3 "L'Orignal – History and heritage". lorignal.com. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ "Municipal restructuring activity summary table - Dataset - Ontario Data Catalogue". data.ontario.ca. Government of Ontario. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1944. CS98-1941-2.
- ↑ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.
External links
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Media related to L'Orignal, Ontario at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
