Laverlochère-Angliers

Laverlochère-Angliers is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. It was incorporated as a municipality on January 1, 2018, through the amalgamation of the Municipality of Laverlochère and the Village of Angliers.[4]

Laverlochère-Angliers
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
Laverlochère-Angliers is located in Western Quebec
Laverlochère-Angliers
Laverlochère-Angliers
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 47°26′N 79°18′W / 47.433°N 79.300°W / 47.433; -79.300
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMTémiscamingue
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 2018
Named forJean-Nicolas Laverlochère and Angliers[1]
Government
 • MayorDaniel Barrette
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingRouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area
 • Total491.32 km2 (189.70 sq mi)
 • Land400.83 km2 (154.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total947
 • Density2.4/km2 (6/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Decrease 3.2%
 • Dwellings
525
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819
Highways R-382 R-391
Websitewww.laverlochere-angliers.org Edit this at Wikidata

Demographics edit

 
Former municipalities of Laverlochère (green) and Angliers (red) before the 2017 merging.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the former Village of Angliers recorded a population of 303 living in 139 of its 218 total private dwellings, a 1.7% change from its 2011 population of 298. With a land area of 298.21 km2 (115.14 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi) in 2016.[5]

Also in 2016, the former Municipality of Laverlochère recorded a population of 675 living in 289 of its 321 total private dwellings, a -7.7% change from its 2011 population of 731. With a land area of 105.08 km2 (40.57 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.4/km2 (16.6/sq mi) in 2016.[5]

Combined, the amalgamated Municipality of Laverlochère-Angliers has a population of 947 living in 443 of its 525 total private dwellings as of 2021, a -3.2% change from its 2016 population of 987. With a land area of 400.83 km2 (154.76 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.4/km2 (6.1/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Canada census – Laverlochère-Angliers community profile
2021
Population947 (-3.2% from 2016)
Land area400.83 km2 (154.76 sq mi)
Population density2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi)
Median age46.8 (M: 46.4, F: 47.2)
Private dwellings525 (total)  443 (occupied)
Median household income$69,000
References: 2021[5] earlier[6][7]
Historical census populations – Laverlochère-Angliers
YearPop.±%
1976 1,081—    
1981 1,075−0.6%
1986 1,188+10.5%
1991 1,161−2.3%
1996 1,119−3.6%
YearPop.±%
2001 1,088−2.8%
2006 1,040−4.4%
2011 1,029−1.1%
2016 978−5.0%
2021 947−3.2%
Population amounts prior to 2018 are total of Angliers (Village) and Laverlochère (Municipality).
Source: Statistics Canada

Local government edit

List of former mayors since formation:

  • Daniel Barrette (2018–present)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Fiche descriptive".
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 85052". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b c "Laverlochère-Angliers, Municipalité (MÉ) Quebec [Census subdivision], Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. 14 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Gazette Officielle du Québec, December 27, 2017, Vol. 149, No. 52" (PDF). Québec Official Publisher. December 27, 2017. pp. 3877–3880. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  6. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  7. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.

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