La Morandière, Quebec

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La Morandière
Municipality
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Location within Abitibi RCM.
Location within Abitibi RCM.
La Morandière is located in Western Quebec
La Morandière
La Morandière
Location in western Quebec.
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Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM Abitibi
Constituted January 1, 1983
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Guy Lemire
 • Federal riding Abitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. riding Abitibi-Ouest
Area[2][4]
 • Total 421.70 km2 (162.82 sq mi)
 • Land 410.61 km2 (158.54 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 233
 • Density 0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 11.1%
 • Dwellings 111
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0Y 1S0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 395
Route 397
Website www.lamorandiere.ca

La Morandière is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality.

In addition to La Morandière itself, the municipality also includes the hamlets of Castagnier (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) and Lac-Castagnier (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.).

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2011: 233 (2006 to 2011 population change: -11.1 %)
  • Population in 2006: 262
  • Population in 2001: 291
  • Population in 1996: 295
  • Population in 1991: 327

Mother tongue:[6]

  • English as first language: 3.8%
  • French as first language: 96.2%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

Municipal council

  • Mayor: Guy Lemire
  • Councillors: Léopold Carrier, André Desjardins, Solange Gagné, Bernard Meilleur, Lynda Plante, Georgette Rouisse-Coutu

References

  1. Reference number 133618 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
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  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: ABITIBI--TÉMISCAMINGUE (Quebec)
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  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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