Lamarche, Quebec
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  Lamarche Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°48′N 71°26′W / 48.800°N 71.433°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| RCM | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est |
| Settled | 1930 |
| Constituted | January 1, 1967 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michel Bergeron |
| • Federal riding | Jonquière |
| • Prov. riding | Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Area | |
• Total | 92.60 km2 (35.75 sq mi) |
| • Land | 81.45 km2 (31.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 476 |
| • Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  7.4% |
| • Dwellings | 396 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | municipalitelamarche |
Lamarche (French pronunciation: [lamaʁʃ]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2021: 476 (2016 to 2021 population change: -7.4%)
- Population in 2016: 514
- Population in 2011: 557
- Population in 2006: 562
- Population in 2001: 527
- Population in 1996: 564
- Population in 1991: 562
- Population in 1986: 564
- Population in 1981: 591
- Population in 1976: 565
- Population in 1971: 587
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 255 (total dwellings: 396)
Mother tongue:[5]
- English as first language: 1.1%
- French as first language: 98.9%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0%
Education
The Central Quebec School Board serves the municipality.
