Landrienne () is a
township municipality
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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 ...
. It is part of the
census agglomeration
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of
Amos
Amos or AMOS may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Amos'' (album), an album by Michael Ray
* Amos (band), an American Christian rock band
* ''Amos'' (film), a 1985 American made-for-television drama film
* Amos (guitar), a 1958 Gibson Fl ...
.
Originally known as Saint-Barnabé-de-Landrienne, the place was named in honour of
Jean-Marie Landriève Des Bordes (1712–1778), a French naval officer and administrative inspector.
Since its creation in 1918, several businesses were established in Landrienne, thus contributing to the economic development of the municipality.
History
Landrienne was created in 1918 by a contingent of pioneers, who came mainly from
Sainte-Thècle and
Saint-Prosper, settled along the
Transcontinental railroad
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, in an area 12 km east of the town of
Amos
Amos or AMOS may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Amos'' (album), an album by Michael Ray
* Amos (band), an American Christian rock band
* ''Amos'' (film), a 1985 American made-for-television drama film
* Amos (guitar), a 1958 Gibson Fl ...
and north of
La Corne.
In 1926, a large section of Landrienne was taken for the creation of the municipality of
Saint-Marc-de-Figuery
Saint-Marc-de-Figuery () is a parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It is part of the census agglomeration of Amos.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted ...
(along with another section of
Figuery-et-Dalquier).
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Landrienne 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.
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Government
Municipal council (as of 2023):
References
External links
*
Official website
{{authority control
Township municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Abitibi-Témiscamingue