Rivière-Héva

Rivière-Héva is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality. It is named after the Héva River that flows through the municipality.

Rivière-Héva
Municipality
Location within La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM.
Location within La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM.
Rivière-Héva is located in Western Quebec
Rivière-Héva
Rivière-Héva
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°14′N 78°13′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMLa Vallée-de-l'Or
Settled1935
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1982
Government
[2]
 • MayorRéjean Guay
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Baie-James—
Nunavik—Eeyou
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Est
Area
[2][3]
 • Total489.50 km2 (189.00 sq mi)
 • Land423.27 km2 (163.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total1,495
 • Density3.5/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 5.4%
 • Dwellings
729
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Y 2H0
Area code819
Highways R-109
R-117 (TCH)
Websitewww.riviere-heva.com

History

In 1935 as part of the Vautrin Settlement Plan, the place was colonized, originally called Aux Quatre-Coins (French for "At Four Corners"). In 1981, it was incorporated as a municipality.[1]

On August 29, 2009, Rivière-Héva was greatly enlarged when it absorbed the Unorganized Territory of Lac-Fouillac and the western portion of the Unorganized Territory of Lac-Granet.[4]

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2021: 1,495 (2016 to 2021 population change: 5.4%)
  • Population in 2016: 1,419
  • Population in 2011: 1,433
  • Population in 2006: 1,056
  • Population in 2001: 1,119
  • Population in 1996: 1,096
  • Population in 1991: 1,043
  • Population in 1986: 861

Mother tongue:[6]

  • English as first language: 1.7%
  • French as first language: 97.3%
  • English and French as first language: 0.7%
  • Other as first language: 0.3%

References
  1. "Rivière-Héva (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  2. "Rivière-Héva". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  3. "Rivière-Héva census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  4. Institut de la statistique du Québec, Modifications aux municipalités du Québec Août 2009, Québec, ISSN 0843-8250
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  6. "Rivière-Héva community profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
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