Larouche is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, part of Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality. It is located along Quebec Route 170 between Jonquière and Saint-Bruno, just south of the Saguenay River.

Larouche
Municipality
Larouche Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
Coordinates: 48°27′N 71°31′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM	Le Fjord-du-Saguenay
Settled	1910
Constituted	March 21, 1922
Government [2]
• Mayor	Réjean Bédard
• Federal riding	Jonquière—Alma
• Prov. riding	Lac-Saint-Jean
Area [2][3]
• Total	89.60 km2 (34.59 sq mi)
• Land	85.21 km2 (32.90 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	1,486
• Density	17.4/km2 (45/sq mi)
• Pop (2011–16)	16.4%
• Dwellings	778
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0W 1Z0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 170
Website	larouche.ca

History

In the early 1910s, several families settled in the area. In 1911, the settlement got its post office and in 1922, the Parish Municipality of Larouche was incorporated, named after William Larouche (1835-1917), a pioneer who was among the area's first settlers.[1]

In 2000, the parish municipality changed its status to municipality.[1]

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

• Population in 2016: 1486 (2011 to 2016 population change: 16.4%)
• Population in 2011: 1277 (2006 to 2011 population change: 6.4%)
• Population in 2006: 1200
• Population in 2001: 1050
• Population in 1996: 1049
• Population in 1991: 1004

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 637 (total dwellings: 778)

Mother tongue:[5]

• English as first language: 0.3%
• French as first language: 99.3%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0.3%

References

External links

Media related to Larouche, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons