Launay, Quebec
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| Launay | |
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| Township municipality | |
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| Location within Abitibi RCM. Location within Abitibi RCM. |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Abitibi |
| Settled | c. 1917 |
| Constituted | May 18, 1921 |
| Named for | Jean-Baptiste Leporquier de Launay[1] |
| Government[2] | |
| • Mayor | Claude Lamoureux |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 257.00 km2 (99.23 sq mi) |
| • Land | 258.24 km2 (99.71 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources |
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| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 229 |
| • Density | 0.9/km2 (2/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  1.3% |
| • Dwellings | 97 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0Y 1W0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Highways | Route 111 |
| Website | www |
Launay is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality.
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Reference number 34647 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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