Normétal

Normétal is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It had a population of 856 in the Canada 2011 Census.

Normétal
Municipality
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.

Normétal
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 49°00′N 79°22′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi-Ouest
Settled1925
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1945
Government
 • MayorJocelyn Trottier
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
 • Total54.90 km2 (21.20 sq mi)
 • Land57.30 km2 (22.12 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total856
 • Density14.9/km2 (39/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 3.4%
 • Dwellings
397
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 3A0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 111
Websitewww.normetal.ao.ca

History

In 1923, zinc and copper was discovered near the Calamité River and two years later, the Abana Mine Company obtained the mining rights. The new settlement, formed by families from Saint-Eustache, Portneuf, Bellechasse and the Mauricie, was therefore first called Abana. In 1931, the Normetal Mining Corporation acquired the mine and brought it to full operation six years later. In 1939, the railway and road to Dupuy was completed. In 1945, the place was incorporated, taking the name of the mining corporation whose name in turn is a portmanteau for "northern" and "metal".[1][4]

In 1949, street lighting was installed in Normétal. In 1950, the mining corporation came under control of Noranda (which became Falconbridge Ltd. and bought by Xstrata in 2006). In 1956, the mine had a peak production of 900 tons of ore per day and employed over 600 persons. In 1961, the town reached a population of 2519, its largest number of residents. But in 1975, after reaching a depth of 8,000 feet (2,400 m), the copper mine closed, resulting in a large exodus of people from the community with many going to the mines of Matagami and Joutel that had just opened. By the following year, the population had dropped to 1455.[1][4][5]

The Normetmar Mine closed in 1990. In 2005, work began on rehabilitation of the mine site by removing the tailings and planting vegetation.[4][5]

Demographics

Population
Canada census – Normétal, Quebec community profile
2011 2006
Population: 856 (-3.4% from 2006) 886 (-13.1% from 2001)
Land area: 57.30 km2 (22.12 sq mi) 57.06 km2 (22.03 sq mi)
Population density: 14.9/km2 (39/sq mi) 15.5/km2 (40/sq mi)
Median age: 45.6 (M: 45.5, F: 45.8) 42.2 (M: 41.2, F: 43.2)
Total private dwellings: 397 431
Median household income: $29,265 $31,800
References: 2011[6] 2006[7] earlier[8]
Historical Census Data - Normétal, Quebec[9]
YearPop.±%
1986 1,231—    
1991 1,193−3.1%
YearPop.±%
1996 1,129−5.4%
2001 1,019−9.7%
YearPop.±%
2006 886−13.1%
2011 856−3.4%

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Normétal, Quebec[9]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
855
 850 1.2% 99.42% 5 50.0% 0.58% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 100.0% 0.00%
2006
885
 860 13.1% 97.18% 10 n/a% 1.13% 0 0.0% 0.00% 15 40.0% 1.69%
2001
1,015
 990 12.4% 97.54% 0 100.0% 0.00% 0 0.0% 0.00% 25 n/a% 2.46%
1996
1,140
 1,130 n/a 99.12% 10 n/a 0.88% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

Municipal council
  • Mayor: Daniel Therrien
  • Councillors: Manon Boisclair, Monique Bouchard, Vicky Gaudet, Jasmine Lampron, Roger Lévesque, Bertrand Naud

List of mayors

The former mayors of Normétal were:[10]

Culture

The town of Normétal is the set up of an award winning movie,[11] La Donation from filmmaker Bernard Émond (2009), in which a family medicine physician from Montréal takes over the practice of an aging physician in need of respite.

See also

References
  1. "Normétal (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  2. "Normétal". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  3. "Normétal census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  4. "Histoire de Normétal" (in French). Municipalité de Normétal. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  5. "Bienvenue à Normétal" (in French). Municipalité de Normétal. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  9. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  10. "Maires de 1945 à aujourd'hui" (in French). Municipalité de Normétal. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-26. Retrieved 2013-01-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)



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