Rivière-Ojima is an
unorganized territory in the
Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Abitibi-Témiscamingue () is an administrative region located in western Québec, Canada, along the border with Ontario. It became part of the province in 1898. It has a land area of and its population was 147,082 people as of the 2021 cens ...
region of
Quebec
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, Canada. It consists of two non-
contiguous
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areas in the
Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality, separated by the municipality of
Authier-Nord. The hamlets of Languedoc () and Saint-Eugène-de-Chazel () are located within its boundaries.
Founded in 1949, Languedoc is the youngest rural population centre in the Abitibi region and named after the
Languedoc Regiment
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History
The regiment arrived in Quebec City on June 19, 1755. ...
, which arrived in New France in 1755 from
Languedoc
The Province of Languedoc (, , ; ) is a former province of France.
Most of its territory is now contained in the modern-day region of Occitanie in Southern France. Its capital city was Toulouse. It had an area of approximately .
History
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in southern France. The Parish of Saint-Etienne-de-Languedoc was formed in 1952.
Demographics
Population
Language
See also
*
Ojima River
References
External links
Languedoc (TNO Rivière-Ojima) - MRC d'Abitibi-OuestSt-Eugene-de-Chazel (TNO Rivière-Ojima) - MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest
Unorganized territories in Abitibi-Témiscamingue
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