Nédélec, Quebec

Nédélec
—  Township municipality  —
Nédélec
Coordinates: 47°41′N 79°26′W / 47.683°N 79.433°W / 47.683; -79.433Coordinates: 47°41′N 79°26′W / 47.683°N 79.433°W / 47.683; -79.433
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Regional county	Témiscamingue
Settled	1895
Incorporated	February 1, 1909
Government[1]
– Mayor	Carmen Rivard
– Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
– Prov. riding	Rouyn-Noranda—Témiscamingue
Area[2]
– Land	373.52 km2 (144.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
– Total	416
– Density	1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	J0Z 2Z0
Area code(s)	819

Nédélec is a township in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.

History

By 1895, a general store was supplying the many logging camps of the area. The first permanent settlers arrived in 1909, the same year the township and township municipality were formed. They were both named after Jean-Marie Nédélec (1834-1896) who was a missionary among the Algonquins of Lake Timiskaming and Lake Abitibi from 1867 to 1869 and from 1892 to 1896.^[3]

On October 7, 1995, the unorganized territory of Roulier, named after Ulric Roulier who was priest at Nédélec in the mid-1930s, was added to the municipality.^[3]

Demographics

Population trend:^[4]

• Population in 2006: 416 (2001 to 2006 population change: -3.0 %)
• Population in 2001: 429
• Population in 1996: 474
• Population in 1991: 524

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 163 (total dwellings: 178)

Mother tongue:^[2]

• English as first language: 7.2 %
• French as first language: 83.1 %
• English and French as first language: 2.4 %
• Other as first language: 7.2 %

References

1. ^ "Nédélec" (in French). Répertoire des municipalités. Ministère des Affaires Municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire. http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/85100/. Retrieved 2011-01-04. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Nédélec community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2485100&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=Nedelec&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2011-01-04. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Nédélec (Municipalité de canton)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=43629. Retrieved 2011-01-04. 
4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census, and Population and dwelling count amendments