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Lorrainville is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. It was founded in 1907 by Isaïe Douaire, who was a farmer from Ville Marie.

Lorrainville
Municipality
Location within Témiscamingue RCM.
Lorrainville Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°21′N 79°21′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Témiscamingue
Settled	1883
Constituted	February 16, 1994
Government [2]
• Mayor	Philippe Boutin
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area [2][3]
• Total	87.20 km2 (33.67 sq mi)
• Land	88.12 km2 (34.02 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	1,272
• Density	14.4/km2 (37/sq mi)
• Pop (2006–11)	4.0%
• Dwellings	564
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 2R0
Area code(s)	819
Website	www.lorrainville.ca

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

• Population in 2006: 1325 (2001 to 2006 population change: -6.1%)
• Population in 2001: 1411
• Population in 1996: 1507
• Population in 1991: 1452

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 533 (total dwellings: 564)

Mother tongue:[5]

• English as first language: 0.7%
• French as first language: 94.4%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 4.9%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

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