Berry, Quebec
Appearance
Berry | |
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Coordinates: 48°49′N 78°16′W / 48.817°N 78.267°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
RCM | Abitibi |
Settled | c. 1930 |
Constituted | January 1, 1982 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jules Grondin |
• Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
• Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
Area | |
• Total | 579.96 km2 (223.92 sq mi) |
• Land | 575.07 km2 (222.04 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 535 |
• Density | 0.9/km2 (2/sq mi) |
• Pop (2016-21) | 0.6% |
• Dwellings | 283 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Highways | R-399 |
Website | municipalites-du-quebec |
Berry is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. The municipality had a population of 535 as of the 2021 Canadian census.
The municipality includes the population centres of Saint-Gérard-de-Berry and Saint-Nazaire-de-Berry (48°43′10″N 78°15′33″W / 48.71944°N 78.25917°W).
Geography
[edit]Berry is a municipality spread over a vast territory. It is distinguished by its many lakes and forests.
Demographics
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Source: Statistics Canada |
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 232 (total dwellings: 283)[3]
Mother tongue (2021):[3]
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 99%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0%
Government
[edit]Municipal council (as of 2023):[2]
- Mayor: Jules Grondin
- Councillors: René Roy, Jacques Dussault, Sylvie Charette, Laurent Marcotte, Sylvie Gauthier, Martine Roy
List of former mayors:
- Jacques Hébert (...–2005)
- Jules Grondin (2005–2009, 2021–present)
- Jean-Pierre Naud (2009–2013)
- Raymond Doré (2013–2021)
References
[edit]- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 135551". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Berry". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
- ^ a b c d "Berry, Quebec (Code 2488070) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Berry, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website