Larouche, Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Larouche (French pronunciation: [laʁuʃ]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, part of Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality. It is located along Quebec Route 170 between Saguenay and Hébertville, just south of the Saguenay River.
Larouche | |
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  Larouche Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°27′N 71°31′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| RCM | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay |
| Settled | 1910 |
| Constituted | March 21, 1922 |
| Named after | William Larouche[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Guy Lavoie |
| • Federal riding | Jonquière |
| • Prov. riding | Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Area | |
• Total | 89.60 km2 (34.59 sq mi) |
| • Land | 84.71 km2 (32.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,601 |
| • Density | 18.9/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–21) |  7.7% |
| • Dwellings | 829 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-170 |
| Website | larouche |
History
In the early 1910s, several families settled in the area. In 1911, the settlement got its post office and in 1922, the Parish Municipality of Larouche was incorporated, named after William Larouche (1835–1917), a pioneer who was among the area's first settlers.[1]
In 2000, the parish municipality changed its status to municipality.[1]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1931 | 644 | — |
| 1941 | 874 | +35.7% |
| 1951 | 958 | +9.6% |
| 1956 | 731 | −23.7% |
| 1961 | 665 | −9.0% |
| 1966 | 614 | −7.7% |
| 1971 | 688 | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 788 | +14.5% |
| 1981 | 969 | +23.0% |
| 1986 | 1,069 | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 1,004 | −6.1% |
| 1996 | 1,049 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 1,050 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,200 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 1,277 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 1,586 | +24.2% |
| 2021 | 1,601 | +0.9% |
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 694 (total dwellings: 829)
Mother tongue:[5]
- English as first language: 0.6%
- French as first language: 99.1%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0%
