Landrienne

Landrienne
Township municipality
Location within Abitibi RCM
Location within Abitibi RCM
Landrienne is located in Western Quebec
Landrienne
Landrienne
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°33′N 77°57′W / 48.550°N 77.950°W / 48.550; -77.950[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi
Settled1910s
ConstitutedJuly 15, 1918
Government
[2]
 • MayorGuy Baril
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
277.42 km2 (107.11 sq mi)
 • Land275.93 km2 (106.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
897
 • Density3.3/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Decrease 7.2%
 • Dwellings
410
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Y 1V0
Area code819
Highways R-386
Websitewww.landrienne.com

Landrienne (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃dʁijɛn]) 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 honour of Jean-Marie Landriève Des Bordes (1712–1778), a French naval officer and administrative inspector.[1]

Since its creation in 1918, several businesses were established in Landrienne, thus contributing to the economic development of the municipality.

History

Landrienne was created in 1918 by a contingent of pioneers, who came mainly from Sainte-Thècle and Saint-Prosper, settled along the Transcontinental railroad, in an area 12 km east of the town of Amos and north of La Corne.

In 1926, a large section of Landrienne was taken for the creation of the municipality of Saint-Marc-de-Figuery (along with another section of Figuery-et-Dalquier).

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Landrienne had a population of 897 living in 398 of its 410 total private dwellings, a change of -7.2% from its 2016 population of 967. With a land area of 275.93 km2 (106.54 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.3/km2 (8.4/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

The mother tongues are:[3]

  • English as first language: 0.6%
  • French as first language: 98.3%
  • English and French as first language: 0.6%
  • Other as first language: 0.6%
Historical census populations – Landrienne
YearPop.±%
1921 404—    
1931 438+8.4%
1941 625+42.7%
1951 595−4.8%
1956 765+28.6%
1961 801+4.7%
YearPop.±%
1966 763−4.7%
1971 735−3.7%
1976 840+14.3%
1981 942+12.1%
1986 991+5.2%
1991 1,044+5.3%
YearPop.±%
1996 1,007−3.5%
2001 1,072+6.5%
2006 986−8.0%
2011 977−0.9%
2016 967−1.0%
2021 897−7.2%
Source: Statistics Canada

Government

Municipal council (as of 2023):[2]

  • Mayor: Guy Baril
  • Councillors: Josée Lavoie, Fanny Goulet, Stephan Rheault, Claude Leroux, Gabriel Gagnon, Gilles Héon

References

  1. ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 33933". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b c "Landrienne". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  3. ^ a b c d "Landrienne community profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
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