Larouche, Quebec

Larouche
Municipality
Larouche

Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.

Coordinates: 48°27′N 71°31′W / 48.450°N 71.517°W / 48.450; -71.517Coordinates: 48°27′N 71°31′W / 48.450°N 71.517°W / 48.450; -71.517[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM Le Fjord-du-Saguenay
Settled 1910
Constituted March 21, 1922
Government[2]
 • Mayor Réjean Bédard
 • Federal riding Jonquière—Alma
 • Prov. riding Lac-Saint-Jean
Area[2][3]
 • Total 89.60 km2 (34.59 sq mi)
 • Land 84.76 km2 (32.73 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 1,277
 • Density 15.1/km2 (39/sq mi)
 • Pop (2006–11) Increase 6.4%
 • Dwellings 641
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0W 1Z0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Website www.villedelarouche.qc.ca

Larouche is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, part of Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality. It is located along Quebec Route 170 between Jonquière and Saint-Bruno, just south of the Saguenay River.

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

Population trend:[4]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 510 (total dwellings: 641)

Mother tongue:[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Larouche (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Larouche
  3. 1 2 "Larouche census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ↑ "Larouche community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
 Alma Saguenay River / Saint-Nazaire Saguenay River / Saint-Charles-de-Bourget
Saint-Bruno
Hébertville-Station		 Saguenay
   Larouche  
Hébertville Saguenay
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