Larouche, Quebec

Larouche
Municipality
Larouche Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
Coordinates: 48°27′N 71°31′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM	Le Fjord-du-Saguenay
Settled	1910
Constituted	March 21, 1922
Named for	William Larouche[1]
Government [2]
• Mayor	Guy Lavoie
• Federal riding	Jonquière—Alma
• Prov. riding	Lac-Saint-Jean
Area [2][3]
• Total	89.60 km^2 (34.59 sq mi)
• Land	84.71 km^2 (32.71 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,601
• Density	18.9/km^2 (49/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–21)	7.7%
• Dwellings	829
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0W 1Z0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-170
Website	larouche.ca

Larouche (French pronunciation: [laʁuʃ]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, part of Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality. It is located along Quebec Route 170 between Saguenay and Saint-Bruno, just south of the Saguenay River.

History

In the early 1910s, several families settled in the area. In 1911, the settlement got its post office and in 1922, the Parish Municipality of Larouche was incorporated, named after William Larouche (1835–1917), a pioneer who was among the area's first settlers.[1]

In 2000, the parish municipality changed its status to municipality.[1]

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

• Population in 2021: 1,601 (2016 to 2021 population change: 7.7%)
• Population in 2016: 1,486 (2011 to 2016 population change: 16.4%)
• Population in 2011: 1,277 (2006 to 2011 population change: 6.4%)
• Population in 2006: 1,200
• Population in 2001: 1,050
• Population in 1996: 1,049
• Population in 1991: 1,004
• Population in 1986: 1,069
• Population in 1981: 969
• Population in 1976: 788
• Population in 1971: 688
• Population in 1966: 614
• Population in 1961: 665
• Population in 1956: 731
• Population in 1951: 958
• Population in 1941: 874
• Population in 1931: 644

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 694 (total dwellings: 829)

Mother tongue:[5]

• English as first language: 0.6%
• French as first language: 99.1%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

References

1. "Larouche (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Larouche Archived 2015-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Larouche census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
5. "Larouche community profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-11-12.

External links

Media related to Larouche, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons