L'Avenir, Quebec

L'Avenir, Quebec
—  Municipality  —
Location within Drummond Regional County Municipality.
Coordinates (545, rue Principale [1]):
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Centre-du-Québec
RCM Drummond
Incorporated December 23, 1976
Electoral Districts
Federal
Drummond
Provincial Johnson
Government[1][2][3]
 • Mayor François Demanche
 • Federal MP(s) Roger Pomerleau (BQ)
 • Quebec MNA(s) Étienne-Alexis Boucher (PQ)
Area[4]
 • Land 97.12 km2 (37.5 sq mi)
Population (2006)[4]
 • Total 1,262
 • Density 13.0/km2 (33.7/sq mi)
 • Change (2001-06) 1.2%
 • Dwellings 565
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code(s) J0C
Area code(s) 819
Access Routes[5]
A-55
Route 143

L'Avenir is a municipality located in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,262.

Contents

Demographics

Population

Population trend[6]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 1,262 1.2%
2001 1,277 0.2%
1996 1,274 9.5%
1991 1,164 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[4]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 1,205 96.02%
English only 20 1.59%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 30 2.39%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: L'Avenir
  2. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: DRUMMOND (Quebec)
  3. ^ Chief Electoral Officer of Québec - 40th General Election Riding Results: JOHNSON
  4. ^ a b c 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: L'Avenir, Quebec
  5. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
  6. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
Drummondville Saint-François River / Saint-Lucien
Lefebvre Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey
   L'Avenir    
Durham-Sud Ulverton
 Administrative divisions of Centre-du-Québec  (Region 17)
Regional county municipalities
and equivalent territories
Municipalities