Rapide-Danseur, Quebec

Rapide-Danseur
Municipality

Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.
Rapide-Danseur

Location in western Quebec.

Coordinates: 48°33′N 79°18′W / 48.550°N 79.300°W / 48.550; -79.300Coordinates: 48°33′N 79°18′W / 48.550°N 79.300°W / 48.550; -79.300[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM Abitibi-Ouest
Settled 1928
Constituted January 1, 1981
Government[2]
  Mayor Alain Gagnon
  Federal riding Abitibi—Témiscamingue
  Prov. riding Abitibi-Ouest
Area[2][3]
  Total 183.90 km2 (71.00 sq mi)
  Land 175.33 km2 (67.70 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 312
  Density 1.8/km2 (5/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Increase 14.3%
  Dwellings 162
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0Z 3G0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 388
Route 393
Website www.rapide-danseur.ao.ca

Rapide-Danseur is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 185.18 km² and had a population of 312 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 1981.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 129 (total dwellings: 162)

Mother tongue:[5]

Municipal council

References

  1. Reference number 98700 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 "Rapide-Danseur". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  3. 1 2 "Rapide-Danseur census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. "Rapide-Danseur community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-06.




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