Laforce, Quebec

Laforce
Municipality

Location within Témiscamingue RCM.
Laforce
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°32′N 78°44′W / 47.533°N 78.733°W / 47.533; -78.733Coordinates: 47°32′N 78°44′W / 47.533°N 78.733°W / 47.533; -78.733[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM Témiscamingue
Settled 1937
Constituted January 1, 1979
Government[2]
 • Mayor Gérald Charron
 • Federal riding Abitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. riding Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area[2][3]
 • Total 587.40 km2 (226.80 sq mi)
 • Land 440.45 km2 (170.06 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 147
 • Density 0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
 • Pop (2006–11) Decrease 15.5%
 • Dwellings 79
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) J0Z 2J0
Area code(s) 819
Website www.laforce.ca

Laforce is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 147 (2006 to 2011 population change: -15.5 %)
  • Population in 2006: 174
  • Population in 2001: 303 (or 299 when adjusted for 2006 boundary)
  • Population in 1996: 295
  • Population in 1991: 225

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 61 (total dwellings: 79)

Mother tongue:[5]

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 92437 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 "Laforce". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  3. 1 2 "Laforce census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ↑ "Laforce community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-31.



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