Béarn, Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Béarn (French pronunciation: [beaʁn] ⓘ) is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.
Béarn | |
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 Location within Témiscamingue RCM | |
  Béarn Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°17′N 79°20′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Témiscamingue |
| Settled | 1885 |
| Constituted | October 3, 1912 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luc Lalonde |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue |
| Area | |
• Total | 552.44 km2 (213.30 sq mi) |
| • Land | 496.28 km2 (191.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 708 |
| • Density | 1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–21) |  1.7% |
| • Dwellings | 386 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-391 |
| Website | www |
History
Settlement of the area began at the end of the 19th century. It was first incorporated as the Parish Municipality of Saint-Placide in 1913, taking its name from the parish that was founded two years earlier.[1]
In 1923, the railroad was built and the place began to be known as Béarn (in honor of the Béarn Regiment). Its post office opened in 1941. Because it was known as Béarn in common use, the name was changed in 1956 to Saint-Placide-de-Béarn, and in 1983, it changed status to municipality and the name was shortened to the current name.[1][4]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Béarn had a population of 708 living in 350 of its 386 total private dwellings, a change of −1.7% from its 2016 population of 720. With a land area of 496.28 km2 (191.61 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.4/km2 (3.7/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 708 (-1.7% from 2016) | 690 (-11.9% from 2011) | 775 (-12.2% from 2006) |
| Land area | 496.28 km2 (191.61 sq mi) | 501.79 km2 (193.74 sq mi) | 501.46 km2 (193.61 sq mi) |
| Population density | 1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi) | 1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi) | 1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi) |
| Median age | 46.4 (M: 44.4, F: 51.2) | 46.2 (M: 43.4, F: 50.0) | 45.0 (M: 43.6, F: 46.5) |
| Private dwellings | 386 (total) 350 (occupied) | 386 (total) 327 (occupied) | 381 (total) 349 (occupied) |
| Median household income | $58,800 | $54,720 | $51,420 |
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Mother tongue language (2021)[10]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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| French only | 670 | 94.4% |
| English only | 15 | 2.1% |
| Both English and French | 5 | 0.7% |
| Other languages | 15 | 2.1% |
Government
List of former mayors:[11]
- Anthime Gaudet (1912–1914, 1919–1923, 1933–1937)
- Joseph Laliberté (1914–1915)
- Albert Laperrière (1915–1919, 1923–1924)
- Maurice Hurtibise (1924–1929)
- Alphonse Gaudet (1929–1931, 1937–1939)
- Joseph Bernard (1931–1933)
- Philippe Carpentier (1939–1943)
- Napoléon Chaumont (1943–1948)
- Gérard Beauregard (1948–1951)
- Donat Gaudet (1951–1953)
- Viateur Mathieu (1953–1955)
- Léonel Perreault (1956–1961)
- Sylvio Gaudet (1961–1963)
- Théodore Audet (1963–1964)
- Clément Beauregard (1964–1967)
- Eddy Bellehumeur (1967–1973)
- Gaston Carpentier (1973–1989)
- Claude Chaumont (1989–1997)
- Raynald Gaudet (1997–2005)
- Luc Lalonde (2005–present)
