Landrienne, Quebec

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Landrienne
Township municipality
Location within Abitibi RCM.
Landrienne
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°33′N 77°57′W / 48.550°N 77.950°W / 48.550; -77.950Coordinates: 48°33′N 77°57′W / 48.550°N 77.950°W / 48.550; -77.950[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM Abitibi
Settled 1910s
Constituted July 15, 1918
Government[2]
  Mayor François Lemieux
  Federal riding Abitibi—Témiscamingue
  Prov. riding Abitibi-Ouest
Area[2][3]
  Total 274.90 km2 (106.14 sq mi)
  Land 276.83 km2 (106.88 sq mi)
  There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 977
  Density 3.5/km2 (9/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 0.9%
  Dwellings 397
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0Y 1V0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 386
Website www.landrienne.com

Landrienne is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It is part of the census agglomeration of Amos.

Originally known as Saint-Barnabé-de-Landrienne, the place was named in honor of Jean-Marie Landriève Des Bordes (1712–1778), a French naval officer and Administrative Inspector.[1]

Demographics

The township had a population of 977 as of the Canada 2011 Census, and a land area of 276.83 square kilometres. Private dwellings occupied by usual residents are 379, out of 390 total dwellings. Mother tongues 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: 977 (2006 to 2011 population change: -0.9 %)
  • Population in 2006: 986
  • Population in 2001: 1072
  • Population in 1996: 1007
  • Population in 1991: 1044

Municipal council

  • Mayor: François Lemieux
  • Councillors: Julie Auger, Maryse Bélanger, Réal Champagne, Steve Champagne, Richard Lecompte, Carole Perron

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Reference number 33933 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Landrienne". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-11. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Landrienne census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11. 
  4. "Landrienne community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11. 
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



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