Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana

Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It is part of the census agglomeration of Amos.

Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana
Location within Abitibi RCM.
Location within Abitibi RCM.
Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana is located in Western Quebec
Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana
Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°28′N 78°08′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi
Settled1912
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1943
Government
  MayorMartin Roch
  Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
  Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
  Total110.80 km2 (42.78 sq mi)
  Land106.71 km2 (41.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
  Total739
  Density6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
  Pop 2011-2016
Increase 6.2%
  Dwellings
332
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819
Highways R-109

Demographics

The municipality had a population of 739 as of the 2016 Canadian Census.

As of the 2006 census, mother tongues spoken are:[4]

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

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2016: 739 (2011 to 2016 population change: 6.2%)
  • Population in 2011: 696 (2006 to 2011 population change: -2.8%)
  • Population in 2006: 716
  • Population in 2001: 700
  • Population in 1996: 717
  • Population in 1991: 655

Municipal council

  • Mayor: Martin Roch
  • Councillors: Lucie Crépeault-Offroy, Gabriel Lemay, Félix Offroy, Érix Pomerleau, Simon Roy, Simon Simard

References

  1. "Reference number 279847 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  3. "Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana census profile". 2016 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
  4. "Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census


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