La Morandière-Rochebaucourt

La Morandière-Rochebaucourt
Municipality
La Morandière (top); Rochebaucourt (bottom)
Location within Abitibi RCM
Location within Abitibi RCM
La Morandière-Rochebaucourt is located in Western Quebec
La Morandière-Rochebaucourt
La Morandière-Rochebaucourt
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°36′N 77°38′W / 48.600°N 77.633°W / 48.600; -77.633[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 2023
Government
[2]
 • MayorAlain Trudel
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[2][3][4]
 • Total
610.29 km2 (235.63 sq mi)
 • Land590.98 km2 (228.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3][4]
 • Total
351
 • Density0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Increase 3.8%
 • Dwellings
181
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Y 1S0, J0Y 2J0
Area code819
Highways R-395 R-397
Websitewww.lamorandiere.ca Edit this at Wikidata

La Morandière-Rochebaucourt (French pronunciation: [la mɔʁɑ̃djɛʁ ʁɔʃbokuʁ]) is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality.

The municipality was formed on January 1, 2023, through the amalgamation of La Morandière and Rochebaucourt.[5] In addition to the two namesake population centres, the municipality also includes the hamlets of Castagnier (48°44′04″N 77°49′36″W / 48.73444°N 77.82667°W / 48.73444; -77.82667 (Castagnier)) and Lac-Castagnier (48°42′48″N 77°44′29″W / 48.71333°N 77.74139°W / 48.71333; -77.74139 (Lac-Castagnier)).

History

Rochebaucourt in September 1942

The location where La Morandière currently sits was initially settled in around 1916 by Émilien Plante, Uldéric Hardy and Charles Rochette but the territory didn't have any official status until January 1, 1983, the date when the municipality of La Morandière was founded.

In 1935 as part of the Vautrin Settlement Plan, Rochebaucourt was colonized by pioneers from Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, and Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. It was first known as Colonie-33 but this was quickly replaced by Rochebaucourt, the name of the geographic township in which it is located. La Rochebaucourt was a cavalry captain of the Régiment de Languedoc in General Montcalm's army. In 1940, the Parish of Saint-Antoine-de-Rochebaucourt was established.

In 2022, it was decided to merge the two municipalities to form the new Municipality of La Morandière-Rochebaucourt.

Demographics

Population trend:[3][4]

  • Population in 2021:
    • La Morandière: 205 (2016 to 2021 population change: -1.0%)
    • Rochebaucourt: 146 (2016 to 2021 population change: 11.2%)
  • Population in 2016:
    • La Morandière: 207
    • Rochebaucourt: 131

Mother tongue (2021):[3][4]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 98.6%
  • English and French as first language: 1.4%
  • Other as first language: 1.4%

Government

Municipal council (as of 2023):[6]

  • Mayor: Alain Trudel
  • Councillors: Louisette Dumas, Sylvie Leclerc, Michelle Sénéchal, Marc-Antoine Pelletier, Rémi Plamondon, Christiane Blouin

Political representation

La Morandière-Rochebaucourt federal election results[7]
Year Liberal Conservative Bloc Québécois New Democratic Green
2021 28% 50 13% 23 46% 82 4% 8 2% 3
2019 18% 32 31% 55 47% 84 1% 1 3% 5
La Morandière-Rochebaucourt provincial election results[8]
Year CAQ Liberal QC solidaire Parti Québécois
2018 42% 81 8% 16 13% 26 26% 50
2014 12% 24 24% 47 10% 20 53% 103

Federally, La Morandière-Rochebaucourt is part of the federal riding of Abitibi—Témiscamingue. In the 2021 Canadian federal election, the incumbent Sébastien Lemire of the Bloc Québécois was re-elected to represent the population La Morandière-Rochebaucourt in the House of Commons of Canada.

Provincially it is part of the riding of Abitibi-Ouest. In the 2022 Quebec general election the incumbent MNA Suzanne Blais, of the Coalition Avenir Québec, was re-elected to represent the population of La Morandière-Rochebaucourt in the National Assembly of Quebec.

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 448900". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "La Morandière-Rochebaucourt". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  3. ^ a b c d "La Morandière, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "Rochebaucourt, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Part 2 - Laws and Regulations" (PDF). Gazette officielle du Québec. 154 (51). Les Publications du Québec. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Membres du conseil". www.lamorandiere.ca. La Morandière-Rochebaucourt. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in block 612 and 3374)". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  8. ^ "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in block 612 and 3374)". Elections Québec. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
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