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Belleterre () is a ''
In 1930, prospector William Logan discovered
ville
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'' in western Quebec
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, Canada, in the MRC de Témiscamingue.
History
In 1930, prospector William Logan discovered gold
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near Mud Lake (now called Lake Guillet). This led to the establishment of the Belleterre Gold Mines Company in 1935, and the formation of the Belleterre community at nearby Sables Lake to house the miners and their families. In 1942, the place was incorporated as a town and at its peak had some 2000 residents. But by 1957, the mine was depleted and closed.
Demographics
In the2021 Census of Population
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conducted by Statistics Canada
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, Belleterre had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Mother tongue (2021):
* English as first language: 7.0%
* French as first language: 89.5%
* English and French as first language: 1.8%
* Other as first language: 1.8%
See also
*List of cities in Quebec
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References
External links
* * Cities and towns in Quebec Incorporated places in Abitibi-Témiscamingue Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality {{AbitibiTémiscamingue-geo-stub