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

Rochebaucourt
Municipality
Location within Abitibi RCM.
Rochebaucourt Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°41′N 77°30′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi
Settled	1935
Constituted	January 1, 1983
Government [2]
• Mayor	Gaby Chiasson Yergeau
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area [2][3]
• Total	183.30 km2 (70.77 sq mi)
• Land	183.63 km2 (70.90 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	146
• Density	0.8/km2 (2/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	11.5%
• Dwellings	70
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Y 2J0
Area code	819
Highways	Route 395 Route 397
Website	www.municipalite- rochebaucourt.org

History

In 1935 as part of the Vautrin Settlement Plan, the place was colonized by pioneers from Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, and Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. It was first known as Colonie-33 but this was quickly replaced by Rochebaucourt, the name of the geographic township in which it is located. La Rochebaucourt was a cavalry captain of the Régiment de Languedoc in General Montcalm's army. In 1940, the Parish of Saint-Antoine-de-Rochebaucourt was established.[1]

Not until 1983 was the place incorporated as a municipality.[1]

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Rochebaucourt, Quebec[4]

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	243	—
1996	227	−6.6%
2001	215	−5.3%
2006	177	−17.7%
2011	161	−9.0%
2016	131	−18.6%
2021	146	+11.5%

Mother tongue:[5]

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 100%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

Municipal council

• Mayor: Gaby Chiasson Yergeau
• Councillors: Christiane Blouin, Vianney Dault, Robert Dugal, Marc-Antoine Pelletier, Omer Richard, Francine Vallières [2]

References

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