Landrienne

Landrienne is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It is part of the census agglomeration of Amos.

Landrienne
Township municipality
Location within Abitibi RCM
Location within Abitibi RCM
Landrienne is located in Western Quebec
Landrienne
Landrienne
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°33′N 77°57′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi
Settled1910s
ConstitutedJuly 15, 1918
Government
[2]
 • MayorGuy Baril
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[2][3]
 • Total277.42 km2 (107.11 sq mi)
 • Land275.93 km2 (106.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total897
 • Density3.3/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Decrease 7.2%
 • Dwellings
410
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Y 1V0
Area code819
Highways R-386
Websitewww.landrienne.com

Originally known as Saint-Barnabé-de-Landrienne, the place was named in honour of Jean-Marie Landriève Des Bordes (1712–1778), a French naval officer and administrative inspector.[1]

History

Landrienne was created in 1918 by a contingent of pioneers, who came mainly from Sainte-Thècle and Saint-Prosper, settled along the Transcontinental railroad, in an area 12 km east of the town of Amos and north of La Corne.

In 1926, a large section of Landrienne was taken for the creation of the municipality of Saint-Marc-de-Figuery (along with another section of Figuery-et-Dalquier).

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Landrienne had a population of 897 living in 398 of its 410 total private dwellings, a change of -7.2% from its 2016 population of 967. With a land area of 275.93 km2 (106.54 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.3/km2 (8.4/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

The mother tongues are:[3]

  • English as first language: 0.6%
  • French as first language: 98.3%
  • English and French as first language: 0.6%
  • Other as first language: 0.6%
Historical census populations – Landrienne
YearPop.±%
1921 404—    
1931 438+8.4%
1941 625+42.7%
1951 595−4.8%
1956 765+28.6%
1961 801+4.7%
YearPop.±%
1966 763−4.7%
1971 735−3.7%
1976 840+14.3%
1981 942+12.1%
1986 991+5.2%
1991 1,044+5.3%
YearPop.±%
1996 1,007−3.5%
2001 1,072+6.5%
2006 986−8.0%
2011 977−0.9%
2016 967−1.0%
2021 897−7.2%
Source: Statistics Canada

Government

Municipal council (as of 2023):[2]

  • Mayor: Guy Baril
  • Councillors: Josée Lavoie, Fanny Goulet, Stephan Rheault, Claude Leroux, Gabriel Gagnon, Gilles Héon

References
  1. "Reference number 33933 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Landrienne". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  3. "Landrienne community profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
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