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Laverlochère

Coordinates: 47°26′N 79°18′W / 47.433°N 79.300°W / 47.433; -79.300
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Laverlochère
Former municipality
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
Laverlochère is located in Western Quebec
Laverlochère
Laverlochère
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 47°26′N 79°18′W / 47.433°N 79.300°W / 47.433; -79.300[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMTémiscamingue
MunicipalityLaverlochère-Angliers
ConstitutedOctober 3, 1912
AmalgamatedJanuary 1, 2018
Government
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 • MayorDaniel Barrette
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingRouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area
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 • Total
106.80 km2 (41.24 sq mi)
 • Land105.08 km2 (40.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
675
 • Density6.4/km2 (17/sq mi)
 • Pop (2011–16)
Decrease 7.7%
 • Dwellings
321
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 2P0
Area code819

Laverlochère is a former municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. It is one of the two sectors in the municipality of Laverlochère-Angliers.

History

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In 1895, the geographic township of Laverlochère was created and began to see its first settlers. At the beginning of the 20th century, the parish of St-Isidore-de-Laverlochère was founded, named after the patron saint of farmers Isidore the Laborer.[4]

The Parish Municipality of Saint-Isidore was formed in 1912, when it separated from Township Municipality of Guigues and the United Township Municipality of Laverlochère-et-Baby.[5]

In June 1977, it was renamed to the Parish Municipality of Laverlochère in honor of Jean-Nicolas Laverlochère, who was a missionary in the Témiscamingue region for more than 40 years. On September 21, 2002, Laverlochère changed statutes and became a regular municipality.[1]

It amalgamated with the Village of Angliers on January 1, 2018, to form the Municipality of Laverlochère-Angliers.[6]

Demographics

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Canada census – Laverlochère community profile
2016
Population675 (-7.7% from 2011)
Land area105.08 km2 (40.57 sq mi)
Population density6.4/km2 (17/sq mi)
Median age42.8 (M: 41.6, F: 44.4)
Private dwellings321 (total)  289 (occupied)
Median household income$63,040
Notes: 2016 was the last census of Laverlochère as an incorporated municipality.
References: 2016[7] earlier[8][9]
Historical census populations – Laverlochère
YearPop.±%
1921 675—    
1931 915+35.6%
1941 919+0.4%
1951 878−4.5%
1956 922+5.0%
1961 884−4.1%
1966 962+8.8%
1971 819−14.9%
1976 772−5.7%
YearPop.±%
1981 812+5.2%
1986 843+3.8%
1991 854+1.3%
1996 813−4.8%
2001 757−6.9%
2006 732−3.3%
2011 731−0.1%
2016 675−7.7%
Population figures based on revised counts.
Source: Statistics Canada[10]

Mother tongue (2016):[3]

  • English as first language: 1.5%
  • French as first language: 98.5%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

Local government

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List of former mayors:[5]

  • Adélard Grignon (1912–1914)
  • Joseph Lalonde (1914–1916)
  • Jacob Brouillard (1916–1917, 1919–1921)
  • Philippe Bergeron (1917–1919)
  • Euzèbe Tétreault (1921–1923)
  • Joseph Firmin Narcisse Legault (1923–1927)
  • Philias Gauthier (1927–1929)
  • Louis Philippe Bergeron (1929–1935)
  • Aristide Ritchot (1935–1947)
  • Armand Lafrenière (1947–1953)
  • Jean Baptiste Racicot (1953–1955)
  • Donatien Rivest (1955–1963)
  • Gérard Deault (1963–1965)
  • Alphonse Côté (1965–1967)
  • Eddy Neveu (1967–1969)
  • Normand Lafrenière (1969–1974)
  • Edouard Bournival (1974–1977)
  • Ronald Lafrenière (1977–1997)
  • Gérald Morin (1997–2001)
  • Normand Bergeron (2001–2009)
  • Daniel Barrette (2009–2017)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 370498". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Laverlochère". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  3. ^ a b c "Laverlochère, MÉ, Quebec, Census Profile, 2016 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Historique et statistiques" (PDF). www.laverlochere-angliers.org. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Laverlochère (municipalité) 3.10.1912 - 1.1.2018". www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  6. ^ Gazette Officielle du Québec, December 27, 2017, Vol. 149, No. 52 (PDF). Québec Official Publisher. December 27, 2017. pp. 5847–5850. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  7. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  8. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  9. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  10. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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