Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon

• Name — Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon • Type — Municipality • Shield Size — 100x90px • Motto — Chez nous vous êtes chez vous (English: With us you are at home) • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Type2 — Region • Subdivision Name2 — Lanaudière • Subdivision Type3 — RCM • Subdivision Name3 — D'Autray • Established Title — Settled • Established Date — 1825 • Established Title1 — Constituted • Established Date1 — June 30, 1864 • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Mario Frigon • Leader Title1 — Fed. riding • Leader Name1 — Berthier—Maskinongé • Leader Title2 — Prov. riding • Leader Name2 — Berthier • Area Total Km2 — 101.15 • Area Land Km2 — 99.23 • Population Total — 2684 • Population As Of — 2021 • Population Density Km2 — 27.0 • Population Blank1 Title — Change 2016-21 • Population Blank1 — 1.9% • Population Blank2 Title — Dwellings • Population Blank2 — 1585 • Time Zone — EST • Utc Offset — −5 • Time Zone Dst — EDT • Utc Offset Dst — −4 • Postal Code Type — Postal code(s) • Postal Code — J0K 2N0 • Area Codes — 450, 579 • Custom Label Sec1 — Highways

The first settlers, mostly Irish and Scottish Loyalists, came around 1825 to the shores of Lake Maskinongé, where they formed a community that was known as Lake Maskinongé Settlement by 1827, and later as the Mission of Lac-Maskinongé. In 1837, the name Saint-Gabriel-du-Lac-Maskinongé came in use but was changed to Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon in 1840. This name refers to the angel Gabriel and the geographic township of Brandon that was proclaimed in 1827 and in which it is located. In 1851, the Parish of Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon was founded and the post office opened that same year. In 1855, the parish municipality was established with the same name. In 1892, the main settlement on Lake Maskinongé separated from the parish municipality and became the Village Municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon (now known as the Town of Saint-Gabriel). On June 14, 2014, Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon changed from parish municipality to a (regular) municipality.

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 1,304 (total dwellings: 1,585) Mother tongue (2021): • English as first language: 0.7% • French as first language: 97.0% • English and French as first languages: 0.9% • Other as first language: 1.3%

The Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools: • École secondaire Bermon The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including: • Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée • Joliette High School in Joliette