Angliers, Quebec

Angliers (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ɡlije]) is a former village municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. It is one of the two sectors in the municipality of Laverlochère-Angliers.

Angliers
Former village municipality
Ottawa River at the outlet of Lac des Quinze, Angliers
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
Angliers Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 47°32′54″N 79°14′22″W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Témiscamingue
Municipality	Laverlochère-Angliers
Settled	1911
Constituted	May 24, 1945
Amalgamated	January 1, 2018
Named after	Angliers, Vienne[1]
Government [2]
• Mayor	Lyna Pine
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area [2][3]
• Total	382.60 km2 (147.72 sq mi)
• Land	298.21 km2 (115.14 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	303
• Density	1.0/km2 (3/sq mi)
• Pop (2011–16)	1.7%
• Dwellings	218
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 1A0
Area code	819
Census profile	2485080[3]
MAMROT info	85080[4]
Toponymie info	1464[1]

History

The first settlers arrived in 1911, but the village developed from 1924 onwards, after the Pouvoir-des-Quinze hydro-electric power station was built in 1922. It was named after Angliers, Vienne, in France, the ancestral birthplace of Lomer Gouin, premier of Quebec from 1905 to 1920. The forestry industry and log driving contributed greatly to its development.^[1][5]

On May 24, 1945, it was incorporated as the Village Municipality of Angliers with its territory taken from the Township Municipality of Guérin and the Municipality of Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues.^[6]

It amalgamated with the Municipality of Laverlochère on January 1, 2018, to form the Municipality of Laverlochère-Angliers.^[7]

Demographics

Canada census – Angliers, Quebec community profile

	2016
Population	303 (+1.7% from 2011)
Land area	298.21 km2 (115.14 sq mi)
Population density	1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi)
Median age	51.9 (M: 50.1, F: 53.7)
Private dwellings	218 (total)  139 (occupied)
Median household income	$56,128

Notes: 2016 was the last census of Angliers as an incorporated municipality.
References: 2016^[8]

Historical census populations – Angliers, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1951 466 —     1956 442 −5.2% 1961 488 +10.4% 1966 511 +4.7% 1971 404 −20.9% 1976 309 −23.5% 1981 263 −14.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1986 345 +31.2% 1991 307 −11.0% 1996 306 −0.3% 2001 331 +8.2% 2006 308 −6.9% 2011 298 −3.2% 2016 303 +1.7%
Population figures based on revised counts. Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada[9]

Mother tongue (2016):^[3]

• English as first language: 6.7%
• French as first language: 93.3%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

Local government

List of former mayors:^[5]

• Conrad Coulombe (1945–1947)
• J.P. Vachon (1947–1948)
• Alex Bérubé (1948–1953)
• Henri Falardeau (1953–1955)
• Georges Bellehumeur (May 1955–November 1955)
• Ubald Dusseault (1955–1957, 1959–1961)
• Léo Lanthier (1957–1959)
• Horace McDougal (1961–1963)
• Louis Beaulieu (1963–1965)
• Tony Peluso (1965–1967)
• Fernand Coulombe (1967–1971)
• Denis Arpin (1971–1983)
• Paul Coulombe (1983–2009)
• Lyna Pine (2009–2017)