L'Avenir, Quebec

L'Avenir is a municipality located in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,202.

L'Avenir
Municipality
Location within Drummond RCM.
L'Avenir
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°46′N 72°18′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
RCMDrummond
ConstitutedDecember 23, 1976
Government
 • MayorJean Parenteau
 • Federal ridingDrummond
 • Prov. ridingJohnson
Area
 • Total99.10 km2 (38.26 sq mi)
 • Land97.25 km2 (37.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total1,202
 • Density12.4/km2 (32/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 4.8%
 • Dwellings
566
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0C 1B0
Area code(s)819
Highways
A-55
Route 143
Websitewww.municipalite
lavenir.qc.ca

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 1,202 4.8%
2006 1,262 1.2%
2001 1,277 0.2%
1996 1,274 9.5%
1991 1,164 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 1,205 96.02%
English only 20 1.59%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 30 2.39%

See also

References
  1. Reference number 34813 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: L'Avenir
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: DRUMMOND (Quebec)
  4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: L'Avenir, Quebec
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: L'Avenir, Quebec



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