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As of 2013, the town does not have a restaurant or inn. Preparation for of the media influx due to the papability of [[Marc Ouellet|Cardinal Ouellet]], an old church basement had been converted into a media centre.<ref> CTV News Channel, CTV News, 9:05pm EST, 4 March 2013 airdate </ref>
As of 2013, the town does not have a restaurant or inn. Preparation for of the media influx due to the papability of [[Marc Ouellet|Cardinal Ouellet]], an old church basement had been converted into a media centre.<ref> CTV News Channel, CTV News, 9:05pm EST, 4 March 2013 airdate </ref>

== Geography ==

The village of La Motte is located midway between the city of [[Amos]] (distance of 27.5 km) and city of [[Malartic]] (distance of 30.5 km). The Provincial road 109 crosses the municipal territory north to south. The village of La Motte is located 80.7 km from the city of Rouyn-Noranda and 57.2 km from Val D'Or. The [[Harricana]] river which is the eastern boundary of the municipal territory includes at the height of La Motte two bulges forming large lakes in the area: the [[Lake Malartic]] southeast and the lake La Motte at northeast. Access to the village of La Motte is by Highway 117 connecting [[Val d'Or]] and [[Rouyn-Noranda]], or by the road 111 linking [[Val d'Or]] to [[Amos]].

The municipal area of La Motte straddles the watershed between the basin of the [[James Bay]] (Eatern part of the territory of La Motte) and watershed [[St. Lawrence]] (western ). In the early 19th century, colonization of the territory gained strength thanks to the arrival of the Transcontinental railway in [[Amos]] in 1913, linking Abitibi to [[Quebec]] city. The railway which passes through [[Hervey-Jonction, Quebec|Hervey-Jonction]] (Middle Mauricie), [[La Tuque]] (Haute-Mauricie) and [[Senneterre]] (Abitibi) generated a considerable influx of settlers across the North West Quebec.


==Demographics==
==Demographics==

Revision as of 01:20, 11 March 2013

La Motte
Municipality
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi
Settled1910s
ConstitutedMay 30, 1921
Government
[1]
 • MayorRené Martineau
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[1][2]
 • Total
214.40 km2 (82.78 sq mi)
 • Land176.76 km2 (68.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
457
 • Density2.6/km2 (7/sq mi)
 • Change (2006–11)
Increase15.7%
 • Dwellings
236
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Y 1T0
Area code819
Websitewww.municipalitedelamotte.ca

La Motte is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality and the administrative region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue. It is named after Guillaume-Jérôme Vacquier de Lamothe, a French army officer who served under Louis-Joseph de Montcalm.[3]

As of 2013, the town does not have a restaurant or inn. Preparation for of the media influx due to the papability of Cardinal Ouellet, an old church basement had been converted into a media centre.[4]

Geography

The village of La Motte is located midway between the city of Amos (distance of 27.5 km) and city of Malartic (distance of 30.5 km). The Provincial road 109 crosses the municipal territory north to south. The village of La Motte is located 80.7 km from the city of Rouyn-Noranda and 57.2 km from Val D'Or. The Harricana river which is the eastern boundary of the municipal territory includes at the height of La Motte two bulges forming large lakes in the area: the Lake Malartic southeast and the lake La Motte at northeast. Access to the village of La Motte is by Highway 117 connecting Val d'Or and Rouyn-Noranda, or by the road 111 linking Val d'Or to Amos.

The municipal area of La Motte straddles the watershed between the basin of the James Bay (Eatern part of the territory of La Motte) and watershed St. Lawrence (western ). In the early 19th century, colonization of the territory gained strength thanks to the arrival of the Transcontinental railway in Amos in 1913, linking Abitibi to Quebec city. The railway which passes through Hervey-Jonction (Middle Mauricie), La Tuque (Haute-Mauricie) and Senneterre (Abitibi) generated a considerable influx of settlers across the North West Quebec.

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2011: 457 (2006 to 2011 population change: 15.7%)
  • Population in 2006: 395
  • Population in 2001: 406
  • Population in 1996: 409
  • Population in 1991: 415

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 191 (total dwellings: 236)

Mother tongue:[6]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 100%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

Municipal council

  • Mayor: René Martineau
  • Councillors: Jean-Marc Albert, Claude Hardy, Léopold Larouche, Jocelyne Lefebvre, Oliver Lemieux, Jocelyne Wheelhouse
La Motte municipal office

Notable people

  • Cardinal Marc Ouellet of the Roman Catholic Church was born in La Motte on June 8, 1944.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "La Motte". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  2. ^ a b "La Motte census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  3. ^ a b Commission de toponymie du Québec - Fiche descriptive : La Motte
  4. ^ CTV News Channel, CTV News, 9:05pm EST, 4 March 2013 airdate
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ^ "La Motte community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  7. ^ White, Marianne, Canwest News Service (June 30, 2010). "Que. cardinal appointed to Vatican job, don't think he will become Pope". The Gazette. Retrieved July 1, 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) [dead link‍]


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