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Abitibi-Ouest (electoral District)
Abitibi-Ouest is a provincial electoral district in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes the municipalities of Amos, La Sarre, Macamic, Barraute, Palmarolle, Trécesson, Saint-Félix-de-Dalquier and Sainte-Germaine-Boulé The riding was created for the 1944 election from a part of Abitibi. In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, Abitibi-Ouest gained the municipality of Barraute, as well as the part of the unorganized territory of Lac-Despinassy that it did not already have, from Abitibi-Est Abitibi-Est is a provincial electoral district in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district notably includes eastern portions of the city of Rouyn-Noranda as well .... Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly Election results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abitibi Regional County Municipality
Abitibi Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. The seat is Amos. Subdivisions There are 19 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (1) * Amos ;Municipalities (12) * Barraute * Berry * Champneuf * La Corne * La Morandière * La Motte * Preissac * Rochebaucourt * Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire * Saint-Félix-de-Dalquier * Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana * Sainte-Gertrude-Manneville ;Townships (3) * Landrienne * Launay * Trécesson ;Parishes (1) * Saint-Marc-de-Figuery ;Unorganized Territory (2) * Lac-Chicobi * Lac-Despinassy ;Indian Reserves (1) * Pikogan Demographics Population Language Transportation Access Routes Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: * Autoroutes ** None * Principal Highways ** ** * Secondary Highways ** ** ** ** * External Routes ** None Protected areas * Aiguebelle N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Reine, Quebec
La Reine is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, on the La Reine River in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It had a population of 340 in the Canada 2011 Census. The place is named after La Reine Regiment (French for "the Queen"), that was founded in 1634 and fought under General Montcalm at the Battle of Carillon The Battle of Carillon, also known as the 1758 Battle of Ticonderoga, Chartrand (2000), p. 57 was fought on July 8, 1758, during the French and Indian War (which was part of the global Seven Years' War). It was fought near Fort Carillon (now ... and Battle of Quebec. History The first pioneers were from Berthier County and arrived in 1913, around the time when the National Transcontinental Railway was completed. The train station was first designed as Okiko, derived from the Algonquin name for the La Reine River ''Okikadosag Sibi''. The following year the Mission of Saint-Philippe-de-La Reine was founded. In 1917, the place was inco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire, Quebec
Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It is part of the census agglomeration of Amos Amos or AMOS may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Amos Records, an independent record label established in Los Angeles, California, in 1968 * Amos (band), an American Christian rock band * ''Amos'' (album), an album by Michael Ray * ''Amos' .... Demographics The municipality had a population of 434 in the 2011 Canadian Census. As of the 2006 census, mother tongues spoken are: * English as first language: 0% * French as first language: 100% * English and French as first language: 0% * Other as first language: 0% Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census * Population in 2011: 434 (2006 to 2011 population change: -2.9%) * Population in 2006: 447 * Population in 2001: 476 (or 466 when adjusted to 2006 boundaries) * Population in 1996: 457 * Population in 1991: 479 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 1952. Demographics Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October–November 2021 ... census * 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: * English as first language: 0% * French as first language: 100% * English and French as first language: 0% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rochebaucourt, Quebec
Rochebaucourt is a former Types of municipalities in Quebec, municipality in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. In 2023, it was merged with La Morandière to from the new Municipality of La Morandière-Rochebaucourt. History In 1935 as part of the Vautrin Settlement Plan, the place was colonized by pioneers from Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, and Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. It was first known as Colonie-33 but this was quickly replaced by Rochebaucourt, the name of the geographic township in which it is located. La Rochebaucourt was a cavalry captain of the Régiment de Languedoc in Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, General Montcalm's army. In 1940, the Parish of Saint-Antoine-de-Rochebaucourt was established. Not until 1983 was the place incorporated as a municipality. Demographics Mother tongue: * English as first language: 0% * French as first language: 100% * English and French a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapide-Danseur, Quebec
Rapide-Danseur is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 173.73 km2 and had a population of 380 as of the Canada 2021 Census. The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 1981. Demographics Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 161 (total dwellings: 209) Mother tongue: * English as first language: 1.3% * French as first language: 98.7% * English and French as first language: 0% * Other as first language: 0% Municipal council The municipal council consists of: * Mayor: Alain Gagnon * Councillors: Joannie Langlois, Lorraine Doucet-Dion, Line Giasson, François Cloutier, Christiane Guillemette, Annie Gauthier Political representation Provincially it is part of the riding of Abitibi-Ouest. In the 2022 Quebec general election the incumbent MNA Suzanne Blais, of the Coalition Avenir Québec, was re-elected to represent the population of Rapide-Danseur in the National Assembly of Quebec. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preissac, Quebec
Preissac is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. The village of Preissac itself is located at the north end of Lake Preissac. It is named after Lambert Preissac de Cadeihan, a lieutenant in the Régiment de Berry that was part of General Montcalm's army. Chronology * 1906 : Opening of the first molybdenite mine * 1916 : Establishment of the township municipality (canton) of Preissac. * 1934 : Arrival of the first settlers under the Vautrin Plan * 1936: Start of construction of the St-Raphael de Preissac church. * January 1, 1979 : The township (canton) of Preissac becomes the municipality of Preissac. * 1979 : Opening of the Bousquet mine *1980 : Opening of the Doyon mine *1988 : Opening of Dumagami mine (later renamed La Ronde) operated by Agnico-Eagle which was the source in the 1990s of more than half of Quebec's gold production Demographics Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poularies, Quebec
Poularies is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 164.95 km² and had a population of 679 as of the Canada 2011 Census. The municipality was incorporated on May 7, 1924. Demographics Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ... census * Population in 2011: 679 (2006 to 2011 population change: -2.0%) * Population in 2006: 693 * Population in 2001: 751 * Population in 1996: 838 * Population in 1991: 835 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 272 (total dwellings: 276) Mother tongue: * English as first language: 3.6% * French as first language: 95.0% * English and French as first language: 0% * Other as first language: 1.4% Municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmarolle, Quebec
Palmarolle is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 118.36 km2 and had a population of 1,465 as of the Canada 2011 Census. It is considered to have the best agricultural land of the entire Abitibi region. History The area began to be colonized in 1911 when the township was surveyed. The completion of the National Transcontinental Railway at La Sarre and Macamic led to further waves of development with the arrival of new settlers in 1916, 1918, and 1929. Following the pattern of other places in the Abitibi, the settlement was named after a historic military figure, François-Charles Bertrand de Palmarole or Palmarolle (1714 ‑ 1760), lieutenant of the La Sarre Regiment and Knight of the Order of Saint Louis. In 1921, the parish was formed and in 1930, the place was incorporated as a municipality. Demographics Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census * Population in 2011: 1465 (200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macamic, Quebec
Macamic is a ''ville'' in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 202.34 km² and had a population of 2,734 in the Canada 2011 Census. In addition to Macamic itself, the town's territory also includes the community of Colombourg. History Colonization began at the time when the National Transcontinental Railway running through the Abitibi region was completed. The first pioneers, arriving circa 1913, were originally from Saint-Ignace-du-Lac, Pierreville, Stanfold, Nicolet, and Shawinigan. They settled south of Lake Macamic and the new settlement took the lake's name, often written also as Makamik. In the Algonquin language, the name ''Makamik'' means "limping beaver", from ''makis'' (crippled or disabled) and ''amik'' (beaver). In 1914, Makamik had 100 residents. In 1915, the year the post office opened, it had grown to 300, and the following year, when the Parish of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste-de-Macamic was forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
