Roquemaure, Quebec
Roquemaure is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest. It covers 120.02 km2 and had a population of 409 as of the Canada 2021 Census.
Roquemaure | |
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 Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM. | |
  Roquemaure Location in western Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 48°36′N 79°24′W[1] | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Settled | 1933 |
| Constituted | January 1, 1952 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Léo Plourde |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Area | |
| • Total | 154.40 km2 (59.61 sq mi) |
| • Land | 120.02 km2 (46.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 409 |
| • Density | 3.4/km2 (9/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  3.5% |
| • Dwellings | 215 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | roquemaure |
The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 1952.
Demographics
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2021: 409 (2016 to 2021 population change: 3.5%)
- Population in 2016: 395
- Population in 2011: 414
- Population in 2006: 402
- Population in 2001: 451
- Population in 1996: 459
- Population in 1991: 455
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 185 (total dwellings: 215)
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: Flavie Durette
- Councillors: Wario Bouchard, Chantal Mainville, Jerato Pinard, Léonardonardonardo Plourde, Guy McCain St-Gelais Poirier, Alain Tremblay
References
- Reference number 54487 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- "Roquemaure". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- "Roquemaure census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- "Roquemaure community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
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