Laforce, Quebec

Laforce
Municipality

Location within Témiscamingue RCM.
Laforce

Location in western Quebec.

Coordinates: 47°32′N 78°44′W / 47.533°N 78.733°WCoordinates: 47°32′N 78°44′W / 47.533°N 78.733°W[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM Témiscamingue
Settled 1937
Constituted January 1, 1979
Government[2]
  Mayor Gérald Charron
  Federal riding Abitibi—Témiscamingue
  Prov. riding Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area[2][3]
  Total 587.40 km2 (226.80 sq mi)
  Land 440.45 km2 (170.06 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 147
  Density 0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
  Pop (2006–11) Decrease 15.5%
  Dwellings 79
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0Z 2J0
Area code(s) 819
Website www.laforce.ca

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

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 61 (total dwellings: 79)

Mother tongue:[5]

See also

References

  1. Reference number 92437 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Laforce". 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 "Laforce census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. "Laforce community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-31.