Belleterre

Coordinates: 47°23′N 78°42′W / 47.383°N 78.700°W

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Belleterre
City

Location within Témiscamingue RCM
Belleterre Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 47°23′N 78°42′W / 47.383°N 78.700°W / 47.383; -78.700^[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Témiscamingue
Constituted	May 13, 1942
Government ^[2]
• Mayor	Bruno Boyer
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area ^[2]^[3]
• Total	607.03 km² (234.38 sq mi)
• Land	544.49 km² (210.23 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[3]
• Total	285
• Density	0.5/km² (1/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–21)	8.9%
• Dwellings	181
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 1L0
Area code	819
Website	www.facebook.com/villedebelleterre/?locale=fr_CA

Belleterre (French pronunciation: [bɛltɛʁ]) is a ville in western Quebec, Canada, in the MRC de Témiscamingue.

History

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In 1930, prospector William Logan discovered gold near Mud Lake (now called Lake Guillet). This led to the establishment of the Belleterre Gold Mines Company in 1935, and the formation of the Belleterre community at nearby Sables Lake to house the miners and their families. In 1942, the place was incorporated as a town and at its peak had some 2000 residents. But by 1957, the mine was depleted and closed.^[1]

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Belleterre had a population of 285 living in 136 of its 181 total private dwellings, a change of -8.9% from its 2016 population of 313. With a land area of 544.49 km² (210.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km² (1.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[3]

Historical census populations – Belleterre

Year	Pop.	±%
1951	1,011	—
1956	889	−12.1%
1961	638	−28.2%
1966	825	+29.3%
1971	614	−25.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1976	535	−12.9%
1981	475	−11.2%
1986	446	−6.1%
1991	418	−6.3%
1996	395	−5.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
2001	381	−3.5%
2006	350	−8.1%
2011	298	−14.9%
2016	313	+5.0%
2021	285	−8.9%

Source: Statistics Canada^[4]

Mother tongue (2021):^[3]

English as first language: 7.0%
French as first language: 89.5%
English and French as first language: 1.8%
Other as first language: 1.8%

References

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^ ^a ^b "Belleterre (Ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
^ ^a ^b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 85065". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Belleterre census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census

External links

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Media related to Belleterre, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions

Moffet, Laforce

Latulipe-et-Gaboury

Belleterre

Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue

Béarn

Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue

v t e Subdivisions of Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality
Cities	Belleterre Témiscaming Ville-Marie
Municipalities	Béarn Duhamel-Ouest Fugèreville Kipawa Laforce Laverlochère-Angliers Lorrainville Moffet Notre-Dame-du-Nord Rémigny Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues
Townships	Guérin Nédélec
Parishes	Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre
United Townships	Latulipe-et-Gaboury
Unorganized territories	Laniel Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue
Regional county municipalities (RCM): in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: Abitibi Abitibi-Ouest La Vallée-de-l'Or Témiscamingue Independent cities Rouyn-Noranda Native reserves Kebaowek Lac-Simon Pikogan Timiskaming Indian settlements Hunter's Point Kitcisakik Winneway

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