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]
 • MayorFrançois Lemieux
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[2][3]
 • Total274.90 km2 (106.14 sq mi)
 • Land275.93 km2 (106.54 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total897
 • Density3.3/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
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, an important section of Landrienne was took for the creation of the municipality of Saint-Marc-de-Figuery (along with an important 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.[4]

The township had a population of 897 as of the 2021 Canadian Census, and a land area of 275.93 km2 (106.54 sq mi). Private dwellings occupied by usual residents are 398, out of 410 total dwellings. The mother tongues are:[5]

  • 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%

Population trend:[6]

  • Population in 2021: 897 (2016 to 2011 population change: -7.2%)
  • Population in 2016: 967
  • Population in 2011: 977
  • Population in 2006: 986
  • Population in 2001: 1072
  • Population in 1996: 1007
  • Population in 1991: 1044

Municipal council
  • Mayor: François Lemieux
  • Councillors: Julie Auger, Maryse Bélanger, Réal Champagne, Steve Champagne, Richard Lecompte, Carole Perron

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, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  3. "Landrienne census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  5. "Landrienne community profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
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