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
Municipality
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
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMTémiscamingue
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 2018
Named forJean-Nicolas Laverlochère and Angliers[1]
Government
[2]
 • MayorDaniel Barrette
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingRouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area
[2][3]
 • 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 2016-2021
Decrease 3.2%
 • Dwellings
525
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 2P0
Area code819
Highways R-382
R-391
WebsiteOfficial website

Demographics
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.[3]

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.[3]

Combined, the amalgamated Municipality of Laverlochère-Angliers therefore had a population of 978 living in 428 of its 539 total private dwellings in 2016, a -5.2% change from its 2011 population of 1,029. With a land area of 403.29 km2 (155.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.6/km2 (6.6/sq mi) in 2016.[3]

See also

Official website

References
  1. "Fiche descriptive".
  2. "Geographic code 85052 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Laverlochère-Angliers, Municipalité (MÉ): Quebec [Census subdivision]". 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.


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