Rochebaucourt
Rochebaucourt | |
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Community and former municipality | |
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 Location within Abitibi RCM | |
  Rochebaucourt Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°41′N 77°30′W / 48.683°N 77.500°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Abitibi |
| Municipality | La Morandière-Rochebaucourt |
| Settled | 1935 |
| Constituted | January 1, 1983 |
| Dissolved | January 1, 2023[2] |
| Government | |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Area | |
| • Total | 183.30 km2 (70.77 sq mi) |
| • Land | 183.63 km2 (70.90 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 146 |
| • Density | 0.8/km2 (2/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  11.5% |
| • Dwellings | 70 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-395  R-397 |
Rochebaucourt is a former municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. In 2023, it was merged with La Morandière to from the new Municipality of La Morandière-Rochebaucourt.[2]
History[edit]
In 1935 as part of the Vautrin Settlement Plan, the place was colonized by pioneers from Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, and Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. It was first known as Colonie-33 but this was quickly replaced by Rochebaucourt, the name of the geographic township in which it is located. La Rochebaucourt was a cavalry captain of the Régiment de Languedoc in General Montcalm's army. In 1940, the Parish of Saint-Antoine-de-Rochebaucourt was established.[1]
Not until 1983 was the place incorporated as a municipality.[1]
Demographics[edit]
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Mother tongue (2021):[4]
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 100%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0%
Local government[edit]
List of former mayors:[6]
- Madeleine Richard (1983–1987)
- Édouard Anctil (1987–1991)
- Georges Lafrenière (1991–1993)
- Francine Vallières (1993–1997)
- Alain Trudel (1997–1999, 2021–2022)
- Daniel Lalancette (1999–2009)
- Gaby Chiasson-Yergeau (2009–2013)
- Marc-Antoine Pelletier (2013–2021)
Political representation[edit]
| Year | Liberal | Conservative | Bloc Québécois | New Democratic | Green | ||||||
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| 2021 | 12% | 7 | 16% | 10 | 57% | 37 | 3% | 2 | 5% | 3 | |
| 2019 | 7% | 6 | 36% | 29 | 54% | 44 | 0% | 0 | 3% | 2 | |
| Year | CAQ | Liberal | QC solidaire | Parti Québécois | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 47% | 34 | 0% | 0 | 10% | 7 | 40% | 29 | |
| 2014 | 13% | 11 | 12% | 10 | 8% | 6 | 67% | 54 | |
Provincially it is part of the riding of Abitibi-Ouest. In the 2022 Quebec general election the incumbent MNA Suzanne Blais, of the Coalition Avenir Québec, was re-elected to represent the population of Rochebaucourt in the National Assembly of Quebec.
Federally, Rochebaucourt is part of the federal riding of Abitibi—Témiscamingue. In the 2021 Canadian federal election, the incumbent Sébastien Lemire of the Bloc Québécois was re-elected to represent the population Rochebaucourt in the House of Commons of Canada.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Rochebaucourt (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ^ a b "Part 2 - Laws and Regulations" (PDF). Gazette officielle du Québec. 154 (51). Les Publications du Québec. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Rochebaucourt". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ^ a b c "Rochebaucourt community profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
- ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ^ "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Rochebaucourt (municipalité) 1.1.1983 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in block 3374)". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in block 3374)". Elections Québec. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
External links[edit]
Media related to Rochebaucourt at Wikimedia Commons
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