La Morandière

La Morandière is a former municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. In 2023, it merged with Rochebaucourt to from the new municipality of La Morandière-Rochebaucourt.[2]

La Morandière
Community and former municipality
Location within Abitibi RCM
Location within Abitibi RCM
La Morandière is located in Western Quebec
La Morandière
La Morandière
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°37′N 77°38′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi
MunicipalityLa Morandière-Rochebaucourt
Settledca. 1916
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1983
DissolvedJanuary 1, 2023[2]
Government
[3][4]
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[3][5]
 • Total421.70 km2 (162.82 sq mi)
 • Land407.35 km2 (157.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[5]
 • Total205
 • Density0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Decrease 1.0%
 • Dwellings
111
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Y 1S0
Area code819
Highways R-395
R-397
Websitewww.lamorandiere.ca

History

The location where La Morandière currently sits was initially settled in around 1916 by Émilien Plante, Uldéric Hardy and Charles Rochette, but the territory didn't have any official status until January 1, 1983, the date when the municipality of La Morandière was founded.

Demographics
Historical census populations – La Morandière
YearPop.±%
1986 357—    
1991 327−8.4%
1996 295−9.8%
2001 291−1.4%
2006 262−10.0%
2011 233−11.1%
2016 207−11.2%
2021 205−1.0%
Source: Statistics Canada

Mother tongue (2021):[5]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 97.6%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 2.4%

Local government

List of former mayors:[6]

  • Marcel Lebrun (1983–1989)
  • Thérèse Parent-Hébert (1989–1997)
  • Marcel Lesyk (1997–2001)
  • Micheline Bureau (2005–2009)
  • Guy Lemire (2009–2017)
  • Alain Lemay (2017–2022)

References
  1. "Reference number 133618 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Part 2 - Laws and Regulations" (PDF). Gazette officielle du Québec. Les Publications du Québec. 154 (51). 21 December 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  3. "La Morandière". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  4. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: ABITIBI--TÉMISCAMINGUE (Quebec)
  5. "La Morandière, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  6. "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: La Morandière (municipalité) 1.1.1983 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

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