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
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi-Ouest
Settled	1933
Constituted	January 1, 1952
Government [2]
• Mayor	Léo Pinard
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area [2][3]
• Total	154.40 km^2 (59.61 sq mi)
• Land	120.78 km^2 (46.63 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	414
• Density	3.4/km^2 (9/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	3.0%
• Dwellings	207
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 3K0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.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

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.