Lebel-sur-Quévillon

Lebel-sur-Quévillon
City
Lebel-sur-Quévillon
Coordinates (500, place Quévillon[1]): 49°03′N 76°59′W / 49.050°N 76.983°W / 49.050; -76.983Coordinates: 49°03′N 76°59′W / 49.050°N 76.983°W / 49.050; -76.983[2]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Nord-du-Québec
RCM None
Settled 1965
Constituted August 6, 1965
Government[1]
 • Mayor Gérald Lemoyne
 • Federal riding Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
 • Prov. riding Ungava
Area[1][3]
 • Total 42.60 km2 (16.45 sq mi)
 • Land 40.14 km2 (15.50 sq mi)
Elevation[4] 304.50 m (999.02 ft)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 2,159
 • Density 53.8/km2 (139/sq mi)
 • Change (2006–11) Decrease20.9%
 • Dwellings 1,111
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0Y 1X0
Area code(s) 819
Website www.lebel-sur-quevillon.com

Lebel-sur-Quévillon is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec, located on Route 113 in the Jamésie region. It is located approximately 88 kilometres north of Senneterre and approximately 200 kilometres southwest of Chibougamau. It is surrounded by, but not a part of, the municipality of Baie-James.

The town had a population of 2,159 as of the Canada 2011 Census, and is served by the Lebel-sur-Quévillon Airport. The hamlet of Rapide-des-Cèdres is also within its municipal boundary.

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 917 (total dwellings: 1111)

Mother tongue:

Climate

Climate data for Lebel-sur-Quévillon
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 10.5
(50.9)		 10.0
(50)		 16.5
(61.7)		 28.0
(82.4)		 32.2
(90)		 33.5
(92.3)		 34.4
(93.9)		 33.9
(93)		 31.1
(88)		 26.1
(79)		 15.0
(59)		 13.0
(55.4)		 34.4
(93.9)
Average high °C (°F) −12.0
(10.4)		 −9.7
(14.5)		 −2.3
(27.9)		 6.6
(43.9)		 15.3
(59.5)		 20.6
(69.1)		 23.1
(73.6)		 21.4
(70.5)		 15.5
(59.9)		 7.7
(45.9)		 −0.6
(30.9)		 −8.4
(16.9)		 6.4
(43.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −17.7
(0.1)		 −16.1
(3)		 −8.6
(16.5)		 0.8
(33.4)		 8.9
(48)		 14.2
(57.6)		 17.1
(62.8)		 15.7
(60.3)		 10.6
(51.1)		 3.9
(39)		 −4.0
(24.8)		 −13.2
(8.2)		 1.0
(33.8)
Average low °C (°F) −23.4
(−10.1)		 −22.4
(−8.3)		 −15.0
(5)		 −5.0
(23)		 2.4
(36.3)		 7.9
(46.2)		 11.2
(52.2)		 10.1
(50.2)		 5.7
(42.3)		 0.0
(32)		 −7.4
(18.7)		 −17.9
(−0.2)		 −4.5
(23.9)
Record low °C (°F) −43.0
(−45.4)		 −42.2
(−44)		 −40.0
(−40)		 −26.7
(−16.1)		 −13.9
(7)		 −3.9
(25)		 −1.7
(28.9)		 −2.0
(28.4)		 −7.8
(18)		 −13.5
(7.7)		 −28.9
(−20)		 −40.0
(−40)		 −43.0
(−45.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 52.4
(2.063)		 29.6
(1.165)		 44.5
(1.752)		 58.0
(2.283)		 75.3
(2.965)		 98.0
(3.858)		 122.9
(4.839)		 108.2
(4.26)		 119.3
(4.697)		 91.1
(3.587)		 71.1
(2.799)		 58.5
(2.303)		 929.4
(36.591)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 1.9
(0.075)		 2.0
(0.079)		 11.7
(0.461)		 40.6
(1.598)		 73.0
(2.874)		 97.8
(3.85)		 122.9
(4.839)		 108.2
(4.26)		 119.0
(4.685)		 82.5
(3.248)		 37.7
(1.484)		 6.4
(0.252)		 703.8
(27.709)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 50.4
(19.84)		 27.6
(10.87)		 32.8
(12.91)		 17.3
(6.81)		 2.3
(0.91)		 0.2
(0.08)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0.3
(0.12)		 8.5
(3.35)		 34.0
(13.39)		 52.1
(20.51)		 225.6
(88.82)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 14.3 9.6 10.9 11.5 13.3 14.7 16.7 16.5 18.9 17.1 16.2 15.8 175.4
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 0.73 0.78 3.4 8.0 12.9 14.7 16.7 16.5 18.8 15.2 6.0 1.5 115.1
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 13.8 9.1 8.2 5.0 0.96 0.09 0 0 0.27 3.2 11.6 14.8 67.0
Source: Environment Canada[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Geographic code 99005 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  2. ↑ Reference number 35012 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2499005) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. 1 2 Environment Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 14 August 2012
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

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