La Morandière is a former municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. In 2023, it merged with Rochebaucourt to from the new municipality of La Morandière-Rochebaucourt.[2]
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 |
| Municipality | La Morandière-Rochebaucourt |
| Settled | ca. 1916 |
| Constituted | January 1, 1983 |
| Dissolved | January 1, 2023[2] |
| Government | |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Area | |
• Total | 421.70 km2 (162.82 sq mi) |
| • Land | 407.35 km2 (157.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[5] | |
• Total | 205 |
| • Density | 0.5/km2 (1/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  1.0% |
| • Dwellings | 111 |
| 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 |
History
editThe location where La Morandière currently sits 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 1, 1983, the date when the municipality of La Morandière was founded.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 357 | — |
| 1991 | 327 | −8.4% |
| 1996 | 295 | −9.8% |
| 2001 | 291 | −1.4% |
| 2006 | 262 | −10.0% |
| 2011 | 233 | −11.1% |
| 2016 | 207 | −11.2% |
| 2021 | 205 | −1.0% |
| Source: Statistics Canada | ||
Mother tongue (2021):[5]
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 97.6%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 2.4%
Local government
editList of former mayors:[6]
- Marcel Lebrun (1983–1989)
- Thérèse Parent-Hébert (1989–1997)
- Marcel Lesyk (1997–2001)
- Micheline Bureau (2005–2009)
- Guy Lemire (2009–2017)
- Alain Lemay (2017–2022)
References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 133618". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Part 2 - Laws and Regulations" (PDF). Gazette officielle du Québec. 154 (51). Les Publications du Québec. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ 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)[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "La Morandière, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: La Morandière (municipalité) 1.1.1983 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
External links
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