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Berry is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. The municipality had a population of 538 as of the Canada 2016 Census.

Berry
Municipality
St-Gérard-de-Berry
Location within Abitibi RCM.
Berry Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°49′N 78°16′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi
Settled	c. 1930
Constituted	January 1, 1982
Government [2]
• Mayor	Jean-Pierre Naud
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area [2][3]
• Total	574.40 km2 (221.78 sq mi)
• Land	577.33 km2 (222.91 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	538
• Density	0.9/km2 (2/sq mi)
• Pop 2011-2016	13.9%
• Dwellings	264
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Y 2G0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	Route 399
Website	www.municipalite-berry.org

The municipality includes the population centres of Saint-Gérard-de-Berry and Saint-Nazaire-de-Berry (48°43′10″N 78°15′33″W).

Geography

Berry is a municipality spread over a vast territory. It is distinguished by its many lakes and forests.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

• Population in 2016: 538 (2011 to 2016 population change: -13.9%)
• Population in 2011: 625 (2006 to 2011 population change: 11.6%)
• Population in 2006: 560
• Population in 2001: 489 (or 504 when adjusted to 2006 boundaries)
• Population in 1996: 501
• Population in 1991: 518

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 215 (total dwellings: 264)

Mother tongue:[5]

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 99.1%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

Municipal council

• Mayor: Jean-Pierre Naud
• Managing Director: Sandra Boutin
• Councillors: Daniel Bouchard, Florina Poulin, Lucie Gosselin, Robert Bacon, Pascal Quévillon, Andrée Bacon

References

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