Béarn, Quebec

Béarn is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.

Béarn
Municipality
Location within Témiscamingue RCM.
Béarn
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°17′N 79°20′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMTémiscamingue
Settled1885
ConstitutedOctober 3, 1912
Government
 • MayorLuc Lalonde
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingRouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area
 • Total550.00 km2 (212.36 sq mi)
 • Land501.46 km2 (193.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total775
 • Density1.5/km2 (4/sq mi)
 • Pop (2006–11)
 12.2%
 • Dwellings
381
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 1G0
Area code(s)819

History

The place was first incorporated as the Parish Municipality of Saint-Placide in 1913, taking its name from the parish that was founded two years earlier. Because it was known as Béarn in common use, the name was changed in 1936 to Saint-Placide-de-Béarn, and in 1983, it changed status to municipality and the name was shortened to the current name.[1][4]

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2011: 775 (2006 to 2011 population change: -12.2%)
  • Population in 2006: 883
  • Population in 2001: 942
  • Population in 1996: 973
  • Population in 1991: 1014

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 349 (total dwellings: 381)

Mother tongue:[6]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 100%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

See also

References
  1. "Béarn (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Archived from the original on 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  2. "Béarn". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  3. "Béarn census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  4. Municipalité de Béarn Info. Retrieved 2010-12-30
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. "Béarn community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-30.





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