Roquemaure, Quebec

Roquemaure is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest. It covers 120.02 km2 and had a population of 409 as of the 2021 Canadian census.

Roquemaure
Municipality
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Roquemaure is located in Western Quebec
Roquemaure
Roquemaure
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°36′N 79°24′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi-Ouest
Settled1933
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1952
Government
[2]
 • MayorRachel Alarie
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[2][3]
 • Total153.97 km2 (59.45 sq mi)
 • Land120.02 km2 (46.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total409
 • Density3.4/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Increase 3.5%
 • Dwellings
215
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 3K0
Area code819
HighwaysNo major routes
Websiteroquemaure.ao.ca/fr/

The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 1952.

Demographics
Historical census populations – Roquemaure, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1956 1,276—    
1961 1,149−10.0%
1966 990−13.8%
1971 868−12.3%
1976 682−21.4%
1981 554−18.8%
1986 508−8.3%
YearPop.±%
1991 455−10.4%
1996 459+0.9%
2001 451−1.7%
2006 402−10.9%
2011 414+3.0%
2016 395−4.6%
2021 409+3.5%
Source: Statistics Canada

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 185 (total dwellings: 215)[3]

Mother tongue (2021):[3]

  • English as first language: 1%
  • French as first language: 98%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 1%

Government

Municipal council (2023):[4]

  • Mayor: Rachel Alarie
  • Councillors: Chantal Mainville, Josée Chrétien, Marcel Mainville, Mathieu Guillemette, Sébastien Roy, Bertrand Béchard

List of former mayors:

  • Marcel Mainville (...–2009)
  • Léo Pinard (2009–2013)
  • Lucie Gravel (2013–2017)
  • Léo Plourde (2017–2021)
  • Rachel Alarie (2021–present)

References
  1. "Reference number 54487 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Roquemaure". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  3. "Roquemaure census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  4. "Conseil municipal - Roquemaure". roquemaure.ao.ca. MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest. Retrieved 11 July 2023.


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