Namur | |
Flag Size: | 100x67px |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Western Quebec |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in western Quebec |
Coordinates: | 45.9°N -130°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Date: | 1865 |
Established Title1: | Constituted |
Established Date1: | January 1, 1964 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Gilbert Dardel |
Area Total Km2: | 58.10 |
Area Land Km2: | 56.17 |
Population Total: | 633 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | 11.3 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2016-2021 |
Population Blank1: | 10.7% |
Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
Population Blank2: | 381 |
Utc Offset: | −5 |
Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
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Namur is a town and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Papineau Regional County Municipality. It is nicknamed "la Nouvelle Belgique" (New Belgium).[1]
The vast majority of the local population lives off the timber industry, which is marked by the Loggers Summer Festival. Furthermore, the area's excellent fishing and hunting opportunities attract many tourists annually.[1]
The first settlers arrived in the area in 1865, the majority originating from the Belgian Province of Namur and mostly Presbyterian Walloons; their family names were Edain, Frison, Pinon, Roquet, Fluhamann, and Van Vanious. In 1874, the Namur Post Office opened.[1]
From 1886 onward, the area was known as the United Township Municipality of Suffolk-et-Addington. Piece by piece, portions of this united township were detached to form new municipalities: Vinoy in 1920 (since 1996 part of Chénéville), Lac-des-Plages in 1950, and finally Namur in 1964.[1]
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Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools: