La Morandière

La Morandière is a former municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. In 2023 it merged with Rochebaucourt to from the new municipality of La Morandière-Rochebaucourt.

La Morandière
Location within Abitibi RCM.
Location within Abitibi RCM.
La Morandière is located in Western Quebec
La Morandière
La Morandière
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°37′N 77°38′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1983
Government
[2][3]
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[2][4]
 • Total421.70 km2 (162.82 sq mi)
 • Land410.40 km2 (158.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total207
 • Density0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Decrease 11.2%
 • Dwellings
108
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Y 1S0
Area code819
Highways R-395
R-397
Websitewww.lamorandiere.ca

History

The location where La Morandière currently sits was initially settled in around 1916 by Émilien Plante, Uldéric Hardy and Charles Rochette but the territory didn't have any official status until January 1, 1983, the date when the municipality of La Morandière was founded.

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2016: 207 (2011 to 2016 population change: -11.2%)
  • 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: 0%
  • French as first language: 95.2%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

References
  1. "Reference number 133618 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "La Morandière". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: ABITIBI--TÉMISCAMINGUE (Quebec)
  4. "La Morandière census profile". 2016 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
  6. "La Morandière community profile". 2016 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
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