Barkmere
Barkmere | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location within Les Laurentides RCM. | |
  Barkmere Location in central Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°00′N 74°35′W / 46.000°N 74.583°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| RCM | Les Laurentides |
| Constituted | March 24, 1926 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luc Trépanier |
| • Federal riding | Laurentides—Labelle |
| • Prov. riding | Argenteuil |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.70 km2 (9.15 sq mi) |
| • Land | 18.93 km2 (7.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 58 |
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (8/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  33.3% |
| • Dwellings | 217 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www |
Barkmere is a ville in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.
It is one of the smallest incorporated municipalities in Quebec, with a population of just 58 in the Canada 2011 Census.
Demographics
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2011: 58 (2006 to 2011 population change: -33.3%)
- Population in 2006: 87
- Population in 2001: 44
- Population in 1996: 53
- Population in 1991: 62
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 32 (total dwellings: 217)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 18%
- French as first language: 82%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0%
Gallery
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New Town hall and community center built in 2016. -
Municipal office -
View of the lake -
Jesuit island
Education
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Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language schools:
- Arundel Elementary School in Arundel[5]
- Sainte Agathe Academy (for high school only) in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts[6]
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 3517". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 78050". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Barkmere (Code 2478050) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "Arundel Elementary Zone." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
- ^ "SAINTE AGATHE HIGH SCOOL ZONE" [sic]. Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017 - See text description of boundaries in: About Us" as well as the Elementary zone map - Note that all areas covered in the elementary map are also covered in the secondary one.
External links
Media related to Barkmere at Wikimedia Commons- Ville de Barkmere
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