Laforce

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Laforce
Municipality
Location within Témiscamingue RCM.
Location within Témiscamingue RCM.
Laforce is located in Western Quebec
Laforce
Laforce
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°32′N 78°44′W / 47.533°N 78.733°W / 47.533; -78.733Coordinates: 47°32′N 78°44′W / 47.533°N 78.733°W / 47.533; -78.733[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMTémiscamingue
Settled1937
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1979
Government
[2]
 • MayorGérald Charron
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingRouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area
[2][3]
 • Total587.40 km2 (226.80 sq mi)
 • Land440.45 km2 (170.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total147
 • Density0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
 • Pop (2006–11)
Decrease 15.5%
 • Dwellings
79
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 2J0
Area code(s)819
Websitewww.laforce.ca

Laforce is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.

Demographics[]

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 147 (2006 to 2011 population change: -15.5%)
  • Population in 2006: 174
  • Population in 2001: 303 (or 299 when adjusted for 2006 boundary)
  • Population in 1996: 295
  • Population in 1991: 225

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 61 (total dwellings: 79)

Mother tongue:[5]

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

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Reference number 92437 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Laforce". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Laforce census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ^ "Laforce community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-31.



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