La Morandière

La Morandière
Municipality
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Regional county	Abitibi
Incorporated	January 1, 1983
Electoral Districts Federal:	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
Provincial:	Abitibi-Ouest
Government
• Mayor	Guy Lemire
• MP: (BQ)	Marc Lemay
• MNA: (PQ)	François Gendron
Area
• Total	430.00 km2 (166.02 sq mi)
• Land	410.61 km2 (158.54 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	262
• Density	0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
• Change *	−10.0%
• Dwellings	109
	Change from 2001 census
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code	J0Y 1S0
Area code	819
Access Routes	R-397

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) and Lac-Castagnier (48°42′48″N 77°44′29″W).

Demographics

Population trend:

• Population in 2006: 262 (2001 to 2006 population change: -10.0 %)
• Population in 2001: 291
• Population in 1996: 295
• Population in 1991: 327

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 3.8 %
• French as first language: 96.2 %
• 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