Namur, Quebec
Namur | |
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 Location within Papineau RCM. | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Outaouais |
| RCM | Papineau |
| Settled | 1865 |
| Constituted | January 1, 1964 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gilbert Dardel |
| • Federal riding | Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel |
| • Prov. riding | Papineau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58.10 km2 (22.43 sq mi) |
| • Land | 56.37 km2 (21.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 596 |
| • Density | 10.6/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  22.4% |
| • Dwellings | 348 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-315  R-323 |
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).[4]
The vast majority of the local population lives of the timber industry, which is marked by the Loggers Summer Festival. Furthermore, the area's excellent fishing and hunting opportunities attract many tourists annually.[4]
History
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.[4]
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.[4]
Demographics
Population trend:[5]
- Population in 2011: 596 (2006 to 2011 population change: 22.4%)
- Population in 2006: 487
- Population in 2001: 532
- 2001 to 2006 population change: -8.5 %
- Population in 1996: 543
- Population in 1991: 512
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 256 (total dwellings: 348)
Mother tongue
- English as first language: 5.5%
- French as first language: 89%
- English and French as first language: 5.5%
- Other as first language: 0%
References
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 80110". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Namur, Quebec (Code 2480110) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 43342". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c d "Namur (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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