Duhamel-Ouest

Duhamel-Ouest
Municipality

Fort Temiscamingue

Location within Témiscamingue RCM.
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
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM Témiscamingue
Settled 1870s
Constituted February 20, 1911
Government[2]
  Mayor Alain Sarrazin
  Federal riding Abitibi—Témiscamingue
  Prov. riding Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area[2][3]
  Total 128.20 km2 (49.50 sq mi)
  Land 91.78 km2 (35.44 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 828
  Density 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
  Pop (2006–11) Decrease 4.8%
  Dwellings 419
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
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]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 338 (total dwellings: 419)

Mother tongue:[5]

See also

References

  1. Reference number 19633 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 "Duhamel-Ouest". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  3. 1 2 "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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