Launay, Quebec

Launay is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality.

Launay
Township municipality
Location within Abitibi RCM
Location within Abitibi RCM
Launay is located in Western Quebec
Launay
Launay
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°39′N 78°32′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi
Settledc. 1917
ConstitutedMay 18, 1921
Named forJean-Baptiste Leporquier
de Launay[1]
Government
[2]
 • MayorClaudette Laroche
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[2][3]
 • Total259.22 km2 (100.09 sq mi)
 • Land257.80 km2 (99.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total211
 • Density0.8/km2 (2/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Decrease 3.2%
 • Dwellings
99
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Y 1W0
Area code819
Highways R-111
Websitewww.launay.ca

The municipality is named after Jean-Baptiste Leporquier de Launay, a military commander and captain of the Guyenne Regiment from the mid-18th century.[1]

Its economy is dependent on agriculture and forestry.[1]

History

The town's origin began with the construction of the railway station along the National Transcontinental Railway in 1913. In 1916, the geographic township was established, and settlement began the following year. On May 18, 1921, the Township Municipality of Launay was created out of unincorporated territory. Its first school was built in 1922, and its post office opened the following year (which closed in 1956).[1][4][5]

In 1947, Launay was connected to the electrical grid, and in 1961, to the telephone system. In 1971, the Canadian National railway company closed Launay Station, which was demolished in 1988. That same year, the municipal sewer network was installed.[4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Launay had a population of 211 living in 97 of its 99 total private dwellings, a change of -3.2% from its 2016 population of 218. With a land area of 257.8 km2 (99.5 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.8/km2 (2.1/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Mother tongue (2021):[3]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 100%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%
Historical census populations – Launay, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1921 121—    
1931 409+238.0%
1941 423+3.4%
1951 413−2.4%
1956 508+23.0%
1961 470−7.5%
YearPop.±%
1966 466−0.9%
1971 475+1.9%
1976 395−16.8%
1981 369−6.6%
1986 335−9.2%
1991 272−18.8%
YearPop.±%
1996 260−4.4%
2001 259−0.4%
2006 226−12.7%
2011 229+1.3%
2016 218−4.8%
2021 211−3.2%
Source: Statistics Canada

Government

Local government

Municipal council (as of 2023):[2]

  • Mayor: Claudette Laroche
  • Councillors: Clermont Bossé, Jimmy Samson, Rémi Gilbert, Laurier Fortin, Denyse Lacombe-Audy, Marie-Anne Fortin

List of former mayors:[5]

  • Moïse Viens (1921–1924)
  • Évariste Lefebvre (1924–1926, 1935–1937)
  • Cyrille Larochelle (1926–1931)
  • Ben Campbell (1931–1935)
  • Adélard Thibeault (1937–1940)
  • Joseph Gagnon (1940–1943)
  • Cajetan Bourassa (1943, 1947–1949)
  • Joseph Rochefort (1943–1947)
  • Émile Thibeault (1949–1953)
  • Rolland Ménard (1953–1957)
  • Aimé Bilodeau (1957–1961)
  • Arthur Laroche (1961–1969)
  • Joseph Brochu (1969–1971)
  • Vallier Thibeault (1971–1972)
  • Euclide Ménard (1972–1976)
  • Marcel Ébacher (1976–1983)
  • Ozanam Paré (1983–1987, 1991–2005)
  • Camil Trépanier (1987–1991)
  • Rosaire Thibeault (2005–2006)
  • Gilles Labbé (2006–2009)
  • Rémi Gilbert (2009–2017)
  • Claude Lamoureux (2017–2021)
  • Claudette Laroche (2021–present)

Political representation
Launay federal election results[6]
Year Liberal Conservative Bloc Québécois New Democratic Green
2021 17% 19 7% 8 58% 64 5% 6 5% 5
2019 22% 25 16% 18 51% 59 8% 9 3% 4
Launay provincial election results[7]
Year CAQ Liberal QC solidaire Parti Québécois
2018 20% 29 14% 20 23% 34 39% 56
2014 9% 12 30% 37 13% 16 45% 55

Federally, Launay is part of the federal riding of Abitibi—Témiscamingue. In the 2021 Canadian federal election, the incumbent Sébastien Lemire of the Bloc Québécois was re-elected to represent the population La Morandière-Rochebaucourt in the House of Commons of Canada.

Provincially it is part of the riding of Abitibi-Ouest. In the 2022 Quebec general election the incumbent MNA Suzanne Blais, of the Coalition Avenir Québec, was re-elected to represent the population of Launay in the National Assembly of Quebec.

References
  1. "Reference number 34647 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Launay". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  3. "Launay, Quebec (Code 2488080) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. "Historique". municipalites-du-quebec.com. Municipalité de Launay. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  5. "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Launay (canton) 18.5.1921 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in block 4550)". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  7. "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in block 4550)". Elections Québec. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
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