Clermont, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec Explained

Clermont
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Pushpin Map:Canada Western Quebec
Pushpin Label:
Clermont
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in western Quebec
Coordinates:48.9167°N -89°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1930s
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:March 4, 1936
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Daniel Céleste
Area Total Km2:158.78
Area Land Km2:156.66
Population Total:484
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:3.1
Population Blank1 Title:Pop (2016-21)
Population Blank1: 1.6%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:218
Utc Offset:−5
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Blank Name:Highways

Clermont is a township municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It had a population of 484 in the 2021 Canadian census. The population centre itself is sometimes referred to as Saint-Vital-de-Clermont.

The township was incorporated on March 4, 1936.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Clermont had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 156.66km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Clermont, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec[2]
CensusTotal
YearResponsesCountTrendPop % CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %
465 4.1%96.9%5 0.01.0%5 n/a%1.0%5 n/a%1.0%
485 2.1%98.0%5 0.0%1.0%0 0.0%0.0%0 0.0%0.0%
475 11.2%99.0%5 n/a%1.0%0 0.0%0.0%0 0.0%0.0%
535 2.7%100.0%0 0.0%0.0%0 0.0%0.0%0 0.0%0.0%
550 6.8%100.0%0 0.0%0.0%0 100.0%0.0%0 0.0%0.0%
590 n/a98.3%0n/a0.0%10n/a1.7%0n/a0.0%

Government

Alexandre D. Nickner was elected November 3, 2013, as mayor of Clermont. By doing so, he became the youngest mayor of Quebec at the age of only 20 years.[3] After his 4 years' term, Nickner decided to quit politics to focus on his company. Daniel Céleste, deputy mayor during Nickner's period, became mayor by default in November 2017.

List of former mayors:[4]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clermont . Répertoire des municipalités . Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation . French . 2023-07-13.
  2. [Canada 1996 Census|1996]
  3. Web site: Alexandre D. Nickner: le maire le plus jeune au Québec . ICI.Radio-Canada.ca . Radio-Canada . 13 July 2023 . fr-ca . 5 November 2013.
  4. Web site: Mot du maire - Clermont . clermont.ao.ca . MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest . 13 July 2023.