Launay, Quebec

Launay is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality.

Launay
Township municipality
Location within Abitibi RCM.
Launay
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°39′N 78°32′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi
Settledc. 1917
ConstitutedMay 18, 1921
Named forJean-Baptiste Leporquier
de Launay[1]
Government
[2]
 • MayorClaude Lamoureux
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[2][3]
 • Total257.00 km2 (99.23 sq mi)
 • Land258.24 km2 (99.71 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total229
 • Density0.9/km2 (2/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 1.3%
 • Dwellings
97
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Y 1W0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 111
Websitewww.launay.ca

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 229 (2006 to 2011 population change: 1.3%)
  • Population in 2006: 226
  • Population in 2001: 259
  • Population in 1996: 260
  • Population in 1991: 272

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 96 (total dwellings: 97)

Mother tongue:[5]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 95.6%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 4.4%

Municipal council
  • Mayor: Claude Lamoureux
  • Councillors: Claude Audy, Gilles Labbé, Éloi Lambert, André Morin, Fernande Sylvain, Carmelle Veillette

References
  1. Reference number 34647 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. "Launay". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  3. "Launay census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. "Launay community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-10.




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