Roquemaure, Quebec

Roquemaure is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest. It covers 121.67 km² and had a population of 414 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

Roquemaure
Municipality
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.
Roquemaure
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°36′N 79°24′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi-Ouest
Settled1933
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1952
Government
 • MayorLéo Pinard
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
 • Total154.40 km2 (59.61 sq mi)
 • Land120.78 km2 (46.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total414
 • Density3.4/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 3.0%
 • Dwellings
207
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 3K0
Area code(s)819
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.roquemaure.ao.ca

The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 1952.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 414 (2006 to 2011 population change: 3.0%)
  • Population in 2006: 402
  • Population in 2001: 451
  • Population in 1996: 459
  • Population in 1991: 455

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 182 (total dwellings: 207)

Mother tongue:[5]

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

Municipal council
  • Mayor: Marcel Mainville
  • Councillors: Gérard Leclerc, Chantal Mainville, Guylaine Pinard, Léo Plourde, Jocelyn Poirier, Alain Tremblay
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References
  1. Reference number 54487 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. "Roquemaure". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  3. "Roquemaure census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. "Roquemaure community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-06.





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