Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana

Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It is part of the census agglomeration of Amos.

Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana
Municipality
Location within Abitibi RCM.
Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°28′N 78°08′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi
Settled	1912
Constituted	January 1, 1943
Government [2]
• Mayor	Martin Roch
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area [2][3]
• Total	110.80 km^2 (42.78 sq mi)
• Land	106.80 km^2 (41.24 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	696
• Density	6.5/km^2 (17/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.8%
• Dwellings	309
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Y 1M0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	Route 109

Demographics

The municipality had a population of 696 as of the 2011 Canadian Census.

As of the 2006 census, mother tongues spoken are:[4]

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 100%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

Population trend:[5]

• Population in 2011: 696 (2006 to 2011 population change: -2.8%)
• Population in 2006: 716
• Population in 2001: 700
• Population in 1996: 717
• Population in 1991: 655

Municipal council

• Mayor: Martin Roch
• Councillors: Lucie Crépeault-Offroy, Gabriel Lemay, Félix Offroy, Érix Pomerleau, Simon Roy, Simon Simard

References

1. Reference number 279847 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. "Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
3. "Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
4. "Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census