La Morandière
La Morandière | |
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 Location within Abitibi RCM. | |
  La Morandière Location in western Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 48°37′N 77°38′W / 48.617°N 77.633°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Abitibi |
| Constituted | January 1, 1983 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Guy Lemire |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Area | |
• Total | 421.70 km2 (162.82 sq mi) |
| • Land | 410.40 km2 (158.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 207 |
| • Density | 0.5/km2 (1/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 |  11.2% |
| • Dwellings | 108 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-395  R-397 |
| Website | www |
La Morandière is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality.
In addition to La Morandière itself, the municipality also includes the hamlets of Castagnier (48°44′04″N 77°49′36″W / 48.73444°N 77.82667°W) and Lac-Castagnier (48°42′48″N 77°44′29″W / 48.71333°N 77.74139°W).
History
The location where La Morandière currently sit was initially settled in around 1916 by Émilien Plante, Uldéric Hardy and Charles Rochette but the territory didn't have any official status until January 1st 1983, the date when the municipality of La Morandière was founded.
Demographics
Population trend:[5]
- Population in 2016: 207 (2011 to 2016 population change: -11.2%)
- Population in 2011: 233 (2006 to 2011 population change: -11.1%)
- Population in 2006: 262
- Population in 2001: 291
- Population in 1996: 295
- Population in 1991: 327
Mother tongue:[6]
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 95.2%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0%
Municipal council
- Mayor: Guy Lemire
- Councillors: Léopold Carrier, André Desjardins, Solange Gagné, Bernard Meilleur, Lynda Plante, Georgette Rouisse-Coutu
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 133618". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "La Morandière". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: ABITIBI--TÉMISCAMINGUE (Quebec)
- ^ a b "La Morandière census profile". 2016 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
- ^ "La Morandière community profile". 2016 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
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