Belcourt, Quebec

Belcourt is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality.

Belcourt
Municipality
Location within La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM.
Location within La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM.
Belcourt is located in Quebec
Belcourt
Belcourt
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°24′N 77°21′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMLa Vallée-de-l'Or
Settled1915
ConstitutedOctober 24, 1918
Government
[2]
 • MayorCarol Nolet
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Baie-James—
Nunavik—Eeyou
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Est
Area
[2][3]
 • Total420.60 km2 (162.39 sq mi)
 • Land411.18 km2 (158.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total239
 • Density0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 6.6%
 • Dwellings
123
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Y 2M0
Area code819
Highways R-386

History

Following the construction of the National Transcontinental Railway, the area opened up for colonization. The new settlement was originally called Café or Coffee but renamed to Goulet, after the first permanent settler who arrived in 1915. In 1918, it was incorporated as the United Township Municipality of Carpentier-et-Courville. Since there already was a Goulet Post Office in Bellechasse County, the place was officially renamed to Belcourt in 1958, in honour of Napoléon-Antoine Belcourt (1860-1932).[1]

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 239 (2006 to 2011 population change: -6.6%)
  • Population in 2006: 256
  • Population in 2001: 272
  • Population in 1996: 285
  • Population in 1991: 292

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 112 (total dwellings: 123)

Mother tongue:[5]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 100%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

References
  1. "Belcourt (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
  2. "Belcourt". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-06-05. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
  3. "Belcourt census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. "Belcourt community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-13.



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