Lamarche, Quebec

Lamarche
Municipality
Lamarche
Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°48′N 71°26′W / 48.800°N 71.433°W / 48.800; -71.433Coordinates: 48°48′N 71°26′W / 48.800°N 71.433°W / 48.800; -71.433[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM Lac-Saint-Jean-Est
Settled 1930
Constituted January 1, 1967
Government[2]
 • Mayor Claude Bourgault
 • Federal riding Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
 • Prov. riding Lac-Saint-Jean
Area[2][3]
 • Total 92.60 km2 (35.75 sq mi)
 • Land 82.98 km2 (32.04 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 557
 • Density 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 0.9%
 • Dwellings 372
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) G0W 1X0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways No major routes
Website www.ville.lamarche.qc.ca

Lamarche is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 557 (2006 to 2011 population change: -0.9%)
  • Population in 2006: 562
  • Population in 2001: 527
  • Population in 1996: 564
  • Population in 1991: 562

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 238 (total dwellings: 372)

Mother tongue:[5]

  • English as first language: 1.8%
  • French as first language: 95.6%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 2.6%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 33766 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Lamarche
  3. 1 2 "Lamarche census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ↑ "Lamarche community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-11-11.




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