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 Canada 2021 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]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi-Ouest
Settled1933
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1952
Government
[2]
 • MayorRachel Alarie
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[2][3]
 • Total154.40 km2 (59.61 sq mi)
 • Land120.02 km2 (46.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total409
 • Density3.4/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
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

The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 1952.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2021: 409 (2016 to 2021 population change: 3.5%)
  • Population in 2016: 395
  • Population in 2011: 414
  • Population in 2006: 402
  • Population in 2001: 451
  • Population in 1996: 459
  • Population in 1991: 455

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 185 (total dwellings: 215)

Mother tongue:[5]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 100%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

Municipal council
  • Mayor: Rachel Alarie
  • Councillors: Chantal Mainville, Josée Chrétien, Mathieu Guillemette, Sébastien Roy

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, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  3. "Roquemaure census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  5. "Roquemaure community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-06.




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