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Notre-Dame-des-Anges is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada, home of the General Hospital of Quebec. Enclaved within the territory of Quebec City, this unusual municipality has a population of 394 and measures only 6 hectares (15 acres) in area, making it the smallest incorporated municipal entity in Canada.〔Statistics Canada 2011 Census - (Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (by land area) )〕 With a density of according to Statistics Canada, it is the second densest census subdivision in Canada.〔Statistics Canada 2011 Census - (Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (by population density) )〕 It lacks any governmental structure; there is no mayor but rather an "administrator".〔 ==History== The land near the Saint-Charles River was first possessed as a fief by the Recollect Friars Minor, who built the Friary of St. Charles there around 1620. The seigneury then passed to the Jesuits in 1629, after the return of the friars to France. The property was returned to the Recollects upon their return to New France in 1670, at which time they dedicated their house to ''Notre-Dame-des-Anges'' (Our Lady of the Angels), so named for the first community of the Franciscan Order. In 1692, it was purchased by Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Vallier, Bishop of Quebec, to found a hospital, which he did the subsequent year. In 1722, it was established as a civil parish and in 1855, the parish municipality was officially founded with the goal of protecting its sole occupant, the Hôpital général de Québec, from taxes.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Notre-Dame-des-Anges, Quebec」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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