Lorrainville
Municipality
Location within Témiscamingue RCM.
Location within Témiscamingue RCM.
Lorrainville is located in Western Quebec
Lorrainville
Lorrainville
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°21′N 79°21′W / 47.350°N 79.350°W / 47.350; -79.350[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMTémiscamingue
Settled1883
ConstitutedFebruary 16, 1994
Government
[2]
 • MayorJean Martineau [3]
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingRouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area
[2][4]
 • Total87.20 km2 (33.67 sq mi)
 • Land88.12 km2 (34.02 sq mi)
 There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total1,272
 • Density14.4/km2 (37/sq mi)
 • Pop (2006–11)
Decrease 4.0%
 • Dwellings
564
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 2R0
Area code819
Websitewww.lorrainville.ca

Lorrainville is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. It was founded in 1907 by Isaïe Douaire, who was a farmer from Ville Marie.

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2006: 1325 (2001 to 2006 population change: -6.1%)
  • Population in 2001: 1411
  • Population in 1996: 1507
  • Population in 1991: 1452

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 533 (total dwellings: 564)

Mother tongue:[6]

  • English as first language: 0.7%
  • French as first language: 94.4%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 4.9%
Countryside outside Lorrainville

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 286579". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Lorrainville". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-05-29. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  3. ↑ "Jean Martineau, le nouveau maire de Lorrainville". Article (in French). ICI Radio-Canada. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  4. 1 2 "Lorrainville census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census, and Population and dwelling count amendments
  6. ↑ "Lorrainville community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-30.


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