Laverlochère-Angliers

Laverlochère-Angliers is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. It was incorporated as a municipality on January 1, 2018 through the amalgamation of the Municipality of Laverlochère and the Village of Angliers.[1]

Laverlochère-Angliers
Location within Témiscamingue RCM.
Laverlochère-Angliers
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°26′N 79°18′W
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMTémiscamingue
Government
  Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
  Prov. ridingRouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 2P0
Area code(s)819
WebsiteOfficial website

Demographics

Ottawa River at the outlet of Lac des Quinze

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the former Village of Angliers recorded a population of 303 living in 139 of its 218 total private dwellings, a 1.7% change from its 2011 population of 298. With a land area of 298.21 km2 (115.14 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi) in 2016.[2]

Also in 2016, the former Municipality of Laverlochère recorded a population of 675 living in 289 of its 321 total private dwellings, a -7.7% change from its 2011 population of 731. With a land area of 105.08 km2 (40.57 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.4/km2 (16.6/sq mi) in 2016.[2]

Combined, the amalgamated Municipality of Laverlochère-Angliers therefore had a population of 978 living in 428 of its 539 total private dwellings in 2016, a -5.2% change from its 2011 population of 1,029. With a land area of 403.29 km2 (155.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.6/km2 (6.6/sq mi) in 2016.[2]

Name Status[2] 2016 Census of Population[2]
Population
(2016)
Population
(2011)
Change Land
area (km2)
Population
density
AngliersFormer village303 298 +1.7%298.211.0/km2
LaverlochèreFormer municipality675 731 −7.7%105.086.4/km2
Laverlochère-Angliers Municipality 978 1,029 −5.0% 403.29 2.43/km2

See also

Housing in Laverlochère

Official website

References


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