Laverlochère, Quebec

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Laverlochère
Municipality
Laverlochère
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°26′N 79°18′W / 47.433°N 79.300°W / 47.433; -79.300Coordinates: 47°26′N 79°18′W / 47.433°N 79.300°W / 47.433; -79.300[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM Témiscamingue
Constituted October 3, 1912
Government[2]
  Mayor Daniel Barrette
  Federal riding Abitibi—Témiscamingue
  Prov. riding Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area[2][3]
  Total 106.80 km2 (41.24 sq mi)
  Land 105.05 km2 (40.56 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 1,022
  Density 9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
  Pop (2006–11) Increase 39.6%
  Dwellings 430
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0Z 2P0
Area code(s) 819
Website www.temiscamingue.net

Laverlochère is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 1022 (2006 to 2011 population change: 39.6%)
  • Population in 2006: 732
  • Population in 2001: 757
  • Population in 1996: 813
  • Population in 1991: 854

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 402 (total dwellings: 430)

Mother tongue:[5]

  • English as first language: 1.4%
  • French as first language: 98.6%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

References

  1. Reference number 370498 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Laverlochère". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2010-12-31. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Laverlochère census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-31. 
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. "Laverlochère community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-31. 



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