Landrienne

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Landrienne
Township municipality
Location within Abitibi RCM.
Location within Abitibi RCM.
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi
Settled1910s
ConstitutedJuly 15, 1918
Government
[1]
 • MayorFrançois Lemieux
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[1][2]
 • Total274.90 km2 (106.14 sq mi)
 • Land276.83 km2 (106.88 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total977
 • Density3.5/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 0.9%
 • Dwellings
397
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Y 1V0
Area code819
Highways R-386
Websitewww.landrienne.com

Landrienne is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It is part of the census agglomeration of Amos.

Originally known as Saint-Barnabé-de-Landrienne, the place was named in honor of Jean-Marie Landriève Des Bordes (1712–1778), a French naval officer and Administrative Inspector.[3]

Demographics

The township had a population of 977 as of the Canada 2011 Census, and a land area of 276.83 square kilometres. Private dwellings occupied by usual residents are 379, out of 390 total dwellings. Mother tongues are:[4]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 100%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2011: 977 (2006 to 2011 population change: -0.9%)
  • Population in 2006: 986
  • Population in 2001: 1072
  • Population in 1996: 1007
  • Population in 1991: 1044

Municipal council

  • Mayor: François Lemieux
  • Councillors: Julie Auger, Maryse Bélanger, Réal Champagne, Steve Champagne, Richard Lecompte, Carole Perron

References

  1. ^ a b "Landrienne". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  2. ^ a b "Landrienne census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  3. ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 33933". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  4. ^ "Landrienne community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



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