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La Morandière is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality.

La Morandière
Municipality
Location within Abitibi RCM.
La Morandière Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°37′N 77°38′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi
Constituted	January 1, 1983
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Guy Lemire
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area [2][4]
• Total	421.70 km2 (162.82 sq mi)
• Land	410.40 km2 (158.46 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	207
• Density	0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
• Pop 2011-2016	11.2%
• Dwellings	108
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Y 1S0
Area code	819
Highways	Route 395 Route 397
Website	www.lamorandiere.ca

In addition to La Morandière itself, the municipality also includes the hamlets of Castagnier (48°44′04″N 77°49′36″W) and Lac-Castagnier (48°42′48″N 77°44′29″W).

History

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 1st 1983, the date when the municipality of La Morandière was founded.

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

• Population in 2016: 207 (2011 to 2016 population change: -11.2%)
• Population in 2011: 233 (2006 to 2011 population change: -11.1%)
• Population in 2006: 262
• Population in 2001: 291
• Population in 1996: 295
• Population in 1991: 327

Mother tongue:[6]

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 95.2%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

Municipal council

• Mayor: Guy Lemire
• Councillors: Léopold Carrier, André Desjardins, Solange Gagné, Bernard Meilleur, Lynda Plante, Georgette Rouisse-Coutu

References

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