Duhamel-Ouest

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Duhamel-Ouest
Municipality
Fort Temiscamingue
Fort Temiscamingue
Location within Témiscamingue RCM.
Location within Témiscamingue RCM.
Duhamel-Ouest is located in Western Quebec
Duhamel-Ouest
Duhamel-Ouest
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°22′N 79°26′W / 47.367°N 79.433°W / 47.367; -79.433Coordinates: 47°22′N 79°26′W / 47.367°N 79.433°W / 47.367; -79.433[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMTémiscamingue
Settled1870s
ConstitutedFebruary 20, 1911
Government
[2]
 • MayorAlain Sarrazin
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingRouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area
[2][3]
 • Total128.20 km2 (49.50 sq mi)
 • Land91.78 km2 (35.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • 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)
J9V 1A2
Area code(s)819

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. ^ Reference number 19633 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Duhamel-Ouest". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-05-29. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Duhamel-Ouest census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ^ "Duhamel-Ouest community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-30.





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