Senneterre, Quebec (parish)
Parish municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Senneterre (French pronunciation: [sɛntɛʁ]) is a parish municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality. The parish is mostly a rural municipality that almost completely surrounds the actual population centre of the neighbouring City of Senneterre.
Senneterre | |
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_Quebec_location_diagram.png) Location within La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM | |
  Senneterre Location in province of Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°23′N 77°15′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | La Vallée-de-l'Or |
| Settled | 1910s |
| Constituted | March 23, 1923 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jacline Rouleau |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Baie-James— Nunavik—Eeyou |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Est |
| Area | |
• Total | 630.08 km2 (243.28 sq mi) |
| • Land | 567.05 km2 (218.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 301 m (988 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,202 |
| • Density | 2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  0.8% |
| • Dwellings | 606 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-113  R-386 |
| Website | www |
The place is named after the geographic township of Senneterre, that in turn was named in honour of a captain of the Languedoc Regiment that fought under General Montcalm.[1]
History
In 1916, the geographic township was formed, and in 1923, the Township Municipality of Senneterre-Partie-Est was established out of the township's eastern part. In November 1931, it annexed the remainder of the geographic township (west and east of the Bell River), except for Senneterre-Partie-Ouest. It shortened its name and changed statutes to the Parish Municipality of Senneterre in 1949.[1][4]
In 1964 and 1969, the City of Senneterre annexed portions of its territory.[5]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Senneterre had a population of 1,202 living in 559 of its 606 total private dwellings, a change of 0.8% from its 2016 population of 1,192. With a land area of 567.05 km2 (218.94 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.1/km2 (5.5/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
| 2021 | 2016 | |
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| Population | 1,202 (+0.8% from 2016) | 1,192 (-2.1% from 2011) |
| Land area | 567.05 km2 (218.94 sq mi) | 568.88 km2 (219.65 sq mi) |
| Population density | 2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi) | 2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi) |
| Median age | 55.2 (M: 55.6, F: 53.6) | 51.9 (M: 52.5, F: 51.2) |
| Private dwellings | 606 (total) 559 (occupied) | 563 (total) 539 (occupied) |
| Median household income | $74,500 | $67,226 |
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Mother tongue (2021):[3]
- English as first language: 0.8 %
- French as first language: 97.9 %
- English and French as first language: 0.4 %
- Other as first language: 0.4 %
Local government
List of former mayors:[9]
- Julien Beauvais (1923–1930)
- Eugène Prévost (1931–1933, 1937–1940)
- Louis Major (1933–1936)
- Joseph Gagné (1941–1953)
- Édouard Duval (1953–1957)
- Azarie Paquin (1957–1958)
- Charles-Eugène Fortier (1959–1960)
- Gérard St-Pierre (1961–1963, 1966–1971)
- Gaston Beaudoin (1963–1965)
- Victor Leroux (1971–1975)
- Jean-Marie Chiasson (1975–1985)
- Louis-marie Martin (1985–1993)
- Pierre Patry (1993–1997)
- Raymond Bilodeau (1997–2005)
- Céliane Taillefer (2005–2009)
- Jacline Rouleau (2009–present)
