Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana

Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It is part of the census agglomeration of Amos.

Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana
Location within Abitibi RCM.
Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°28′N 78°08′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi
Settled1912
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1943
Government
  MayorMartin Roch
  Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
  Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
  Total110.80 km2 (42.78 sq mi)
  Land106.80 km2 (41.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
  Total696
  Density6.5/km2 (17/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011
2.8%
  Dwellings
309
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Y 1M0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 109

Demographics

The municipality had a population of 696 as of the 2011 Canadian Census.

As of the 2006 census, mother tongues spoken are:[4]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 100%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2011: 696 (2006 to 2011 population change: -2.8%)
  • Population in 2006: 716
  • Population in 2001: 700
  • Population in 1996: 717
  • Population in 1991: 655

Municipal council

  • Mayor: Martin Roch
  • Councillors: Lucie Crépeault-Offroy, Gabriel Lemay, Félix Offroy, Érix Pomerleau, Simon Roy, Simon Simard

References

  1. Reference number 279847 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. "Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  3. "Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  4. "Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



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