Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre, Quebec

Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre
Parish municipality

Location within Témiscamingue RCM.
Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°12′N 79°22′W / 47.200°N 79.367°W / 47.200; -79.367Coordinates: 47°12′N 79°22′W / 47.200°N 79.367°W / 47.200; -79.367[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM Témiscamingue
Settled 1870
Constituted October 3, 1912
Government[2]
 • Mayor Mario Drouin
 • Federal riding Abitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. riding Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area[2][3]
 • Total 216.30 km2 (83.51 sq mi)
 • Land 192.25 km2 (74.23 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 649
 • Density 3.4/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Pop (2006–11) Decrease 7.4%
 • Dwellings 305
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) J0Z 1Z0
Area code(s) 819

Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre is a parish municipality in western Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.

It is named after Édouard-Charles Fabre.[1]

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 649 (2006 to 2011 population change: -7.4 %)
  • Population in 2006: 701
  • Population in 2001: 675
  • Population in 1996: 734
  • Population in 1991: 728

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 261 (total dwellings: 305)

Mother tongue:[5]

  • English as first language: 1.4%
  • French as first language: 93.6%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 5.0%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre (Municipalité de paroisse)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  2. 1 2 "Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  3. 1 2 "Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ↑ "Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-30.




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