Belleterre should not be confused with Belle Terre, New York.
| Belleterre | |
| Flag Size: | 120x100px |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Western Quebec |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in western Quebec |
| Coordinates: | 47.3833°N -120°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Title1: | Constituted |
| Established Date1: | May 13, 1942 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Bruno Boyer |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 607.03 |
| Area Land Km2: | 544.49 |
| Population Total: | 285 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.5 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop (2016–21) |
| Population Blank1: | 8.9% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 181 |
| Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
Belleterre is a ville in western Quebec, Canada, in the MRC de Témiscamingue.
In 1930, prospector William Logan discovered gold near Mud Lake (now called Lake Guillet). This led to the establishment of the Belleterre Gold Mines Company in 1935, and the formation of the Belleterre community at nearby Sables Lake to house the miners and their families. In 1942, the place was incorporated as a town and at its peak had some 2000 residents. But by 1957, the mine was depleted and closed.[2]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Belleterre had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 544.49km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]
Mother tongue (2021):[1]