Duhamel-Ouest

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Duhamel-Ouest
Fort Temiscamingue
Fort Temiscamingue
Location within Témiscamingue RCM.
Location within Témiscamingue RCM.
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMTémiscamingue
Settled1870s
ConstitutedFebruary 20, 1911
Government
 • MayorAlain Sarrazin
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingRouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area
 • Total128.20 km2 (49.50 sq mi)
 • Land91.78 km2 (35.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total828
 • Density9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
 • Pop (2006–11)
Decrease 4.8%
 • Dwellings
419
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819

Duhamel-Ouest is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.

Located at a narrows of Lake Timiskaming, Duhamel-Ouest is home to the Fort Témiscamingue, a National Historic Site of Canada.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 828 (2006 to 2011 population change: -4.8 %)
  • Population in 2006: 870
  • Population in 2001: 766
  • Population in 1996: 671
  • Population in 1991: 595

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 338 (total dwellings: 419)

Mother tongue:[5]

  • English as first language: 2.9%
  • French as first language: 97.1%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Duhamel-Ouest". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  2. ^ a b "Duhamel-Ouest census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  3. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 19633". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ^ "Duhamel-Ouest community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-30.