Laforce, Quebec

Laforce
Municipality

Location within Témiscamingue RCM.
Laforce

Location in western Quebec.

Coordinates: 47°32′N 78°44′W / 47.533°N 78.733°W / 47.533; -78.733Coordinates: 47°32′N 78°44′W / 47.533°N 78.733°W / 47.533; -78.733[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM Témiscamingue
Settled 1937
Constituted January 1, 1979
Government[2]
  Mayor Gérald Charron
  Federal riding Abitibi—Témiscamingue
  Prov. riding Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area[2][3]
  Total 587.40 km2 (226.80 sq mi)
  Land 440.45 km2 (170.06 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 147
  Density 0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
  Pop (2006–11) Decrease 15.5%
  Dwellings 79
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0Z 2J0
Area code(s) 819
Website www.laforce.ca

Laforce is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 61 (total dwellings: 79)

Mother tongue:[5]

See also

References

  1. Reference number 92437 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 "Laforce". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  3. 1 2 "Laforce census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. "Laforce community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-31.



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