Senneterre, Quebec (parish)

Senneterre is a parish municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality. The parish is mostly a rural municipality that almost completely surrounds the actual population centre of the neighbouring City of Senneterre.

Senneterre
Parish municipality
Location within La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM.
Senneterre
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°23′N 77°15′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMLa Vallée-de-l'Or
Settled1910s
ConstitutedMarch 23, 1923
Government
 • MayorJacline Rouleau
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Baie-James—
Nunavik—Eeyou
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Est
Area
 • Total624.80 km2 (241.24 sq mi)
 • Land569.23 km2 (219.78 sq mi)
Elevation
301 m (988 ft)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total1,218
 • Density2.1/km2 (5/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 2.7%
 • Dwellings
609
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Y 2M0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 113
Route 386
Websitewww.paroisse
senneterre.qc.ca

The place is named after the geographic township of Senneterre, that in turn was named in honour of a captain of the Languedoc Regiment that fought under General Montcalm.[1]

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 1218 (2006 to 2011 population change: 2.7%)
  • Population in 2006: 1186
  • Population in 2001: 1192
  • Population in 1996: 1169
  • Population in 1991: 1082

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 526 (total dwellings: 609)

Mother tongue:[5]

  • English as first language: 0.9%
  • French as first language: 99.1%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

References
  1. "Senneterre (Municipalité de paroisse)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
  2. "Senneterre". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
  3. "Senneterre census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. "Senneterre community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-13.



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