Roquemaure
Municipality
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Roquemaure is located in Western Quebec
Roquemaure
Roquemaure
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°36′N 79°24′W / 48.600°N 79.400°W / 48.600; -79.400[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi-Ouest
Settled1933
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1952
Government
[2]
 • MayorRachel Alarie
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[2][3]
 • Total153.97 km2 (59.45 sq mi)
 • Land120.02 km2 (46.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total409
 • Density3.4/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Increase 3.5%
 • Dwellings
215
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 3K0
Area code819
HighwaysNo major routes
Websiteroquemaure.ao.ca/fr/

Roquemaure is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest. It covers 120.02 km2 and had a population of 409 as of the 2021 Canadian census.

The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 1952.

Demographics

Historical census populations – Roquemaure, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1956 1,276—    
1961 1,149−10.0%
1966 990−13.8%
1971 868−12.3%
1976 682−21.4%
1981 554−18.8%
1986 508−8.3%
YearPop.±%
1991 455−10.4%
1996 459+0.9%
2001 451−1.7%
2006 402−10.9%
2011 414+3.0%
2016 395−4.6%
2021 409+3.5%
Source: Statistics Canada

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 185 (total dwellings: 215)[3]

Mother tongue (2021):[3]

  • English as first language: 1%
  • French as first language: 98%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 1%

Government

Municipal council (2023):[4]

  • Mayor: Rachel Alarie
  • Councillors: Chantal Mainville, Josée Chrétien, Marcel Mainville, Mathieu Guillemette, Sébastien Roy, Bertrand Béchard

List of former mayors:

  • Marcel Mainville (...–2009)
  • Léo Pinard (2009–2013)
  • Lucie Gravel (2013–2017)
  • Léo Plourde (2017–2021)
  • Rachel Alarie (2021–present)

References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 54487". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Roquemaure". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Roquemaure census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  4. ↑ "Conseil municipal - Roquemaure". roquemaure.ao.ca. MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest. Retrieved 11 July 2023.


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