Clermont, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

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Clermont
Township municipality
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.

Clermont
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°55′N 79°10′W / 48.917°N 79.167°W / 48.917; -79.167Coordinates: 48°55′N 79°10′W / 48.917°N 79.167°W / 48.917; -79.167[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM Abitibi-Ouest
Settled 1930s
Constituted March 4, 1936
Government[2]
  Mayor Robert Paquette
  Federal riding Abitibi—Témiscamingue
  Prov. riding Abitibi-Ouest
Area[2][3]
  Total 157.30 km2 (60.73 sq mi)
  Land 158.30 km2 (61.12 sq mi)
  There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 482
  Density 3.0/km2 (8/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 9.7%
  Dwellings 208
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0Z 3M0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 111
Route 393
Website www.clermont.ao.ca

Clermont is a township municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It had a population of 482 in the Canada 2011 Census. The population centre itself is also known as Saint-Vital-de-Clermont.

The township was incorporated on March 4, 1936.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 482 (2006 to 2011 population change: -9.7 %)
  • Population in 2006: 534
  • Population in 2001: 555
  • Population in 1996: 591
  • Population in 1991: 532

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 191 (total dwellings: 208)

Mother tongue:[5]

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

References

  1. Reference number 14112 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Clermont". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-10. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Clermont census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-10. 
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. "Clermont community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-10. 




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