Lorrainville

Lorrainville is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. It was founded in 1907 by Isaïe Douaire, who was a farmer from Ville Marie.

Lorrainville
Municipality
Location within Témiscamingue RCM.
Lorrainville Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°21′N 79°21′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Témiscamingue
Settled	1883
Constituted	February 16, 1994
Government [2]
• Mayor	Philippe Boutin
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area [2][3]
• Total	87.20 km^2 (33.67 sq mi)
• Land	88.12 km^2 (34.02 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	1,272
• Density	14.4/km^2 (37/sq mi)
• Pop (2006–11)	4.0%
• Dwellings	564
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 2R0
Area code(s)	819
Website	www.lorrainville.ca

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

• Population in 2006: 1325 (2001 to 2006 population change: -6.1%)
• Population in 2001: 1411
• Population in 1996: 1507
• Population in 1991: 1452

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 533 (total dwellings: 564)

Mother tongue:[5]

• English as first language: 0.7%
• French as first language: 94.4%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 4.9%

Countryside outside Lorrainville

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 286579 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. "Lorrainville". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-05-29. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
3. "Lorrainville census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census, and Population and dwelling count amendments
5. "Lorrainville community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-30.