La Morandière () is a former
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Canadian province
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of
Quebec
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, located in the
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 18 subdivisions within the RCM:
;Cities & Towns (1)
* Amos
;Municipalities (10 ...
. In 2023, it merged with
Rochebaucourt
Rochebaucourt () is a former municipality in the 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
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to from the new municipality of
La Morandière-Rochebaucourt
La Morandière-Rochebaucourt () is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It is part of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region and the population is 351 as of 2021.
The municipality wa ...
.
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
Mother tongue (2021):
* English as first language: 0%
* French as first language: 97.6%
* English and French as first language: 0%
* Other as first language: 2.4%
Local government
List of former mayors:
* Marcel Lebrun (1983–1989)
* Thérèse Parent-Hébert (1989–1997)
* Marcel Lesyk (1997–2001)
* Micheline Bureau (2005–2009)
* Guy Lemire (2009–2017)
* Alain Lemay (2017–2022)
References
External links
Former municipalities in Quebec
Communities in Abitibi-Témiscamingue
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