Lorrainville

Lorrainville is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. It was founded in 1907 by Isaïe Douaire, who was a farmer from Ville Marie.

Lorrainville
Municipality
Location within Témiscamingue RCM.
Lorrainville
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°21′N 79°21′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMTémiscamingue
Settled1883
ConstitutedFebruary 16, 1994
Government
 • MayorPhilippe Boutin
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingRouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area
 • Total87.20 km2 (33.67 sq mi)
 • Land88.12 km2 (34.02 sq mi)
 There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total1,272
 • Density14.4/km2 (37/sq mi)
 • Pop (2006–11)
 4.0%
 • Dwellings
564
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 2R0
Area code(s)819
Websitewww.lorrainville.ca

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2006: 1325 (2001 to 2006 population change: -6.1%)
  • Population in 2001: 1411
  • Population in 1996: 1507
  • Population in 1991: 1452

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 533 (total dwellings: 564)

Mother tongue:[5]

  • English as first language: 0.7%
  • French as first language: 94.4%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 4.9%
Countryside outside Lorrainville

See also

References
  1. Reference number 286579 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. "Lorrainville". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-05-29. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  3. "Lorrainville census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census, and Population and dwelling count amendments
  5. "Lorrainville community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-30.



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