Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues

Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues, often shortened to Guigues, is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.

Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues
Municipality
Location within Témiscamingue RCM.
Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°28′N 79°26′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMTémiscamingue
Settled1880s
ConstitutedOctober 3, 1912
Government
 • MayorJoanne Larochelle
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingRouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area
 • Total185.50 km2 (71.62 sq mi)
 • Land125.34 km2 (48.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total1,100
 • Density8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
 • Pop (2006–11)
 2.2%
 • Dwellings
540
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 2G0
Area code(s)819
Websitewww.temiscamingue.net

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • 1991: 1069
  • 1996: 1117
  • 2001: 1129
  • 2006: 1076
  • 2011: 1100 (2006 to 2011 change: +2.2%)

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 449 (total dwellings: 540)

Mother tongue:[5]

  • English as first language: 0.9%
  • French as first language: 99.1%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%
Highway 101 through Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues

See also

References
  1. Reference number 300961 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. "Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  3. "Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. "Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-31.





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