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 | |
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Location within La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM. | |
Senneterre Location in province of Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 48°23′N 77°15′W[1] | |
Country | |
Province | |
Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
RCM | La Vallée-de-l'Or |
Settled | 1910s |
Constituted | March 23, 1923 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jacline Rouleau |
• Federal riding | Abitibi—Baie-James— Nunavik—Eeyou |
• Prov. riding | Abitibi-Est |
Area | |
• Total | 624.80 km2 (241.24 sq mi) |
• Land | 569.23 km2 (219.78 sq mi) |
Elevation | 301 m (988 ft) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 1,218 |
• Density | 2.1/km2 (5/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | |
• Dwellings | 609 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | J0Y 2M0 |
Area code(s) | 819 |
Highways | |
Website | www.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%
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References
- "Senneterre (Municipalité de paroisse)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- "Senneterre". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- "Senneterre census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- "Senneterre community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
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