Laverlochère, Quebec

Laverlochère
Municipality

Location within Témiscamingue RCM.
Laverlochère
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°26′N 79°18′W / 47.433°N 79.300°W / 47.433; -79.300Coordinates: 47°26′N 79°18′W / 47.433°N 79.300°W / 47.433; -79.300[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM Témiscamingue
Constituted October 3, 1912
Government[2]
 • Mayor Daniel Barrette
 • Federal riding Abitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. riding Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area[2][3]
 • Total 106.80 km2 (41.24 sq mi)
 • Land 105.05 km2 (40.56 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 1,022
 • Density 9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
 • Pop (2006–11) Increase 39.6%
 • Dwellings 430
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) J0Z 2P0
Area code(s) 819
Website www.temiscamingue.net

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

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 1022 (2006 to 2011 population change: 39.6%)
  • Population in 2006: 732
  • Population in 2001: 757
  • Population in 1996: 813
  • Population in 1991: 854

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 402 (total dwellings: 430)

Mother tongue:[5]

  • English as first language: 1.4%
  • French as first language: 98.6%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 370498 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 "Laverlochère". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  3. 1 2 "Laverlochère census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ↑ "Laverlochère community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-31.



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