La Morandière Explained

La Morandière
Settlement Type:Former municipality
Pushpin Map:Canada Western Quebec
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in western Quebec
Coordinates:48.6167°N -115°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Quebec
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Subdivision Type3:RCM
Subdivision Name3:Abitibi
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:La Morandière-Rochebaucourt
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:ca. 1916
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:January 1, 1983
Established Title2:Dissolved
Established Date2:January 1, 2023
Government Footnotes:[1] [2]
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Abitibi—Témiscamingue
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Abitibi-Ouest
Area Footnotes:[3]
Area Total Km2:421.70
Area Land Km2:407.35
Population Total:205
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:0.5
Population Blank1 Title:Pop (2016-21)
Population Blank1: 1.0%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:111
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:J0Y 1S0
Area Code:819
Blank Name:Highways
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La Morandière is a former municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. In 2023, it merged with Rochebaucourt to from the new municipality of La Morandière-Rochebaucourt.[4]

History

The location where La Morandière currently sits was initially settled in around 1916 by Émilien Plante, Uldéric Hardy and Charles Rochette, but the territory didn't have any official status until January 1, 1983, the date when the municipality of La Morandière was founded.

Demographics

Mother tongue (2021):[3]

Local government

List of former mayors:[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La Morandière . Répertoire des municipalités . Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire . French . 2011-01-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120604235826/http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/88015/ . 2012-06-04 . dead .
  2. http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1387 Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: ABITIBI--TÉMISCAMINGUE (Quebec)
  3. Web site: La Morandière, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada . 25 July 2023.
  4. Part 2 - Laws and Regulations . Gazette officielle du Québec . 21 December 2022 . 154 . 51 . 25 July 2023 . Les Publications du Québec.
  5. Web site: Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: La Morandière (municipalité) 1.1.1983 - ... . www.mairesduquebec.com . Institut généalogique Drouin . 25 July 2023.