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Béarn is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.

Béarn
Municipality
Location within Témiscamingue RCM.
Béarn Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°17′N 79°20′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Témiscamingue
Settled	1885
Constituted	October 3, 1912
Government [2]
• Mayor	Luc Lalonde
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area [2][3]
• Total	550.00 km2 (212.36 sq mi)
• Land	501.79 km2 (193.74 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	690
• Density	1.4/km2 (4/sq mi)
• Pop (2011–16)	11.9%
• Dwellings	386
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 1G0
Area code	819
Highways	Route 391

History

The place was first incorporated as the Parish Municipality of Saint-Placide in 1913, taking its name from the parish that was founded two years earlier. Because it was known as Béarn in common use, the name was changed in 1936 to Saint-Placide-de-Béarn, and in 1983, it changed status to municipality and the name was shortened to the current name.[1][4]

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

• Population in 2016: 690 (2006 to 2011 population change: -11.9%)
• Population in 2011: 775 (2006 to 2011 population change: -12.2%)
• Population in 2006: 883
• Population in 2001: 942
• Population in 1996: 973
• Population in 1991: 1014

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 327 (total dwellings: 386)

Mother tongue:[6]

• English as first language: 0.7%
• French as first language: 98.6%
• English and French as first language: 0.7%
• Other as first language: 0%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

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