Clermont, Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Township municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Clermont (French pronunciation: [klɛʁmɔ̃] ⓘ) is a township municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It had a population of 484 in the 2021 Canadian census. The population centre itself is sometimes referred to as Saint-Vital-de-Clermont.
Clermont | |
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_Quebec_location_diagram.png) Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM | |
  Clermont Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°55′N 79°10′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Settled | 1930s |
| Constituted | March 4, 1936 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel Céleste |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Area | |
• Total | 158.78 km2 (61.31 sq mi) |
| • Land | 156.66 km2 (60.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 484 |
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  1.6% |
| • Dwellings | 218 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-111  R-393 |
| Website | clermont |
The township was incorporated on March 4, 1936.
History
Clermont was officially created on March 4, 1936. Three years later, in 1939, it lost a major section of its territory when Val-Saint-Gilles split from Clermont.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Clermont had a population of 484 living in 200 of its 218 total private dwellings, a change of −1.6% from its 2016 population of 492. With a land area of 156.66 km2 (60.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 484 (-1.6% from 2016) | 492 (+2.1% from 2011) | 482 (-9.7% from 2006) |
| Land area | 156.66 km2 (60.49 sq mi) | 157.45 km2 (60.79 sq mi) | 158.30 km2 (61.12 sq mi) |
| Population density | 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) | 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) | 3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi) |
| Median age | 44.4 (M: 45.2, F: 44.0) | 42.0 (M: 45.9, F: 39.8) | 42.2 (M: 45.0, F: 39.5) |
| Private dwellings | 218 (total) 200 (occupied) | 214 (total) | 208 (total) |
| Median household income | $83,000 | $72,960 | $50,407 |
Historical census populations – Clermont, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Clermont, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021 |
480 |
465 | 4.1% |
96.9% | 5 |  0.0 |
1.0% | 5 |  n/a% |
1.0% | 5 | n/a% |
1.0% | |||||
2016 |
495 |
485 | 2.1% |
98.0% | 5 | 0.0% |
1.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | |||||
2011 |
480 |
475 | 11.2% |
99.0% | 5 | n/a% |
1.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | |||||
2006 |
535 |
535 | 2.7% |
100.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | |||||
2001 |
550 |
550 | 6.8% |
100.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | |||||
1996 |
600 |
590 | n/a | 98.3% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 10 | n/a | 1.7% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | |||||
Government
Alexandre D. Nickner was elected November 3, 2013, as mayor of Clermont. By doing so, he became the youngest mayor of Quebec at the age of only 20 years.[8] After his 4 years' term, Nickner decided to quit politics to focus on his company. Daniel Céleste, deputy mayor during Nickner's period, became mayor by default in November 2017.
List of former mayors:[9]
- Joseph Gauthier (1936–1941)
- Sijefroid Bélair (1941–1945)
- Donat Marier (1945–1950, 1960–1962)
- Henri Pilon (1950–1954)
- Arthur Lauzon (1954–1957)
- Henri Pilon (1957–1958)
- Paul Clément (1958–1960)
- Roland Guindon (1962–1975)
- Roch Gagnon (1975–1993)
- Michel Mercier (1993–2005)
- Lucie Hardy (2005–2009)
- Doris Souligny (2009–2010)
- Robert Paquette (2010–2013)
- Alexandre D. Nickner (2013–2017)
- Daniel Céleste (2017–present)
