Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana, Quebec

Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana
Municipality

Location within Abitibi RCM.
Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°28′N 78°08′W / 48.467°N 78.133°W / 48.467; -78.133Coordinates: 48°28′N 78°08′W / 48.467°N 78.133°W / 48.467; -78.133[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM Abitibi
Settled 1912
Constituted January 1, 1943
Government[2]
 • Mayor Martin Roch
 • Federal riding Abitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. riding Abitibi-Ouest
Area[2][3]
 • Total 110.80 km2 (42.78 sq mi)
 • Land 106.80 km2 (41.24 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 696
 • Density 6.5/km2 (17/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 2.8%
 • Dwellings 309
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) J0Y 1M0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 109

Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It is part of the census agglomeration of Amos.

Demographics

The municipality had a population of 696 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

As of the 2006 census, mother tongues spoken are:[4]

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

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2011: 696 (2006 to 2011 population change: -2.8%)
  • Population in 2006: 716
  • Population in 2001: 700
  • Population in 1996: 717
  • Population in 1991: 655

Municipal council

  • Mayor: Martin Roch
  • Councillors: Lucie Crépeault-Offroy, Gabriel Lemay, Félix Offroy, Érix Pomerleau, Simon Roy, Simon Simard

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 279847 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 "Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  3. 1 2 "Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  4. ↑ "Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census




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