Belcourt, Quebec
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | La Vallée-de-l'Or |
| Settled | 1915 |
| Constituted | October 24, 1918 |
| Government[2] | |
| • Mayor | Carol Nolet |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Baie-James— Nunavik—Eeyou |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Est |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 420.60 km2 (162.39 sq mi) |
| • Land | 411.18 km2 (158.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 239 |
| • Density | 0.6/km2 (2/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  6.6% |
| • Dwellings | 123 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0Y 2M0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Highways |  Route 386 |
Belcourt is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality.
History
Following the construction of the National Transcontinental Railway, the area opened up for colonization. The new settlement was originally called Café or Coffee but renamed to Goulet, after the first permanent settler who arrived in 1915. In 1918, it was incorporated as the United Township Municipality of Carpentier-et-Courville. Since there already was a Goulet Post Office in Bellechasse County, the place was officially renamed to Belcourt in 1958, in honour of Napoléon-Antoine Belcourt (1860-1932).[1]
Demographics
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2011: 239 (2006 to 2011 population change: -6.6 %)
- Population in 2006: 256
- Population in 2001: 272
- Population in 1996: 285
- Population in 1991: 292
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 112 (total dwellings: 123)
Mother tongue:[5]
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 100%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0%
References
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- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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