Laverlochère

Laverlochère
Former municipality
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Location within Témiscamingue RCM Location within Témiscamingue RCM
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Témiscamingue
Municipality	Laverlochère-Angliers
Constituted	October 3, 1912
Amalgamated	January 1, 2018
Government
• Mayor	Daniel Barrette
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area
• Total	106.80 km2 (41.24 sq mi)
• Land	105.08 km2 (40.57 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	675
• Density	6.4/km2 (17/sq mi)
• Pop (2011–16)	7.7%
• Dwellings	321
Time zone	EST (UTC−05:00)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−04:00)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 2P0
Area code(s)	819

Laverlochère is a former municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. It is one of the two sectors in the municipality of Laverlochère-Angliers.

History

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In 1895, the geographic township of Laverlochère was created and began to see its first settlers. At the beginning of the 20th century, the parish of St-Isidore-de-Laverlochère was founded, named after the patron saint of farmers Isidore the Laborer.

The Parish Municipality of Saint-Isidore was formed in 1912, when it separated from Township Municipality of Guigues and the United Township Municipality of Laverlochère-et-Baby.

In June 1977, it was renamed to the Parish Municipality of Laverlochère in honor of Jean-Nicolas Laverlochère, who was a missionary in the Témiscamingue region for more than 40 years. On September 21, 2002, Laverlochère changed statutes and became a regular municipality.

It amalgamated with the Village of Angliers on January 1, 2018, to form the Municipality of Laverlochère-Angliers.

Demographics

Historical census populations – Laverlochère
Year Pop. ±% 1921 675 —     1931 915 +35.6% 1941 919 +0.4% 1951 878 −4.5% 1956 922 +5.0% 1961 884 −4.1% 1966 962 +8.8% 1971 819 −14.9% 1976 772 −5.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1981 812 +5.2% 1986 843 +3.8% 1991 854 +1.3% 1996 813 −4.8% 2001 757 −6.9% 2006 732 −3.3% 2011 731 −0.1% 2016 675 −7.7%
Population figures based on revised counts. Source: Statistics Canada

Mother tongue (2016):

• English as first language: 1.5 %
• French as first language: 98.5 %
• English and French as first language: 0 %
• Other as first language: 0 %

Local government

List of former mayors:

• Adélard Grignon (1912–1914)
• Joseph Lalonde (1914–1916)
• Jacob Brouillard (1916–1917, 1919–1921)
• Philippe Bergeron (1917–1919)
• Euzèbe Tétreault (1921–1923)
• Joseph Firmin Narcisse Legault (1923–1927)
• Philias Gauthier (1927–1929)
• Louis Philippe Bergeron (1929–1935)
• Aristide Ritchot (1935–1947)
• Armand Lafrenière (1947–1953)
• Jean Baptiste Racicot (1953–1955)
• Donatien Rivest (1955–1963)
• Gérard Deault (1963–1965)
• Alphonse Côté (1965–1967)
• Eddy Neveu (1967–1969)
• Normand Lafrenière (1969–1974)
• Edouard Bournival (1974–1977)
• Ronald Lafrenière (1977–1997)
• Gérald Morin (1997–2001)
• Normand Bergeron (2001–2009)
• Daniel Barrette (2009–2017)

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec
• Municipal history of Quebec

External links

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