Clermont, Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Clermont (French pronunciation: [klɛʁmɔ̃] ^ⓘ) is a township municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It had a population of 484 in the 2021 Canadian census. The population centre itself is sometimes referred to as Saint-Vital-de-Clermont.

Clermont
Township municipality
Pont du Petit-Quatre
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Clermont Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°55′N 79°10′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi-Ouest
Settled	1930s
Constituted	March 4, 1936
Government [2]
• Mayor	Daniel Céleste
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area [2][3]
• Total	158.78 km2 (61.31 sq mi)
• Land	156.66 km2 (60.49 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	484
• Density	3.1/km2 (8/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	1.6%
• Dwellings	218
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 3M0
Area code	819
Highways	R-111 R-393
Website	clermont.ao.ca/fr/

The township was incorporated on March 4, 1936.

History

Clermont was officially created on March 4, 1936. Three years later, in 1939, it lost a major section of it's territory when Val-Saint-Gilles splitted from Clermont.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Clermont had a population of 484 living in 200 of its 218 total private dwellings, a change of -1.6% from its 2016 population of 492. With a land area of 156.66 km² (60.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.1/km² (8.0/sq mi) in 2021.^[3]

Canada census – Clermont community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	484 (-1.6% from 2016)	492 (+2.1% from 2011)	482 (-9.7% from 2006)
Land area	156.66 km2 (60.49 sq mi)	157.45 km2 (60.79 sq mi)	158.30 km2 (61.12 sq mi)
Population density	3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi)	3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi)	3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi)
Median age	44.4 (M: 45.2, F: 44.0)	42.0 (M: 45.9, F: 39.8)	42.2 (M: 45.0, F: 39.5)
Private dwellings	218 (total)  200 (occupied)	214 (total)	208 (total)
Median household income	$83,000	$72,960	$50,407

References: 2021^[4] 2016^[5] 2011^[6]

Historical census populations – Clermont, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1941 1,177 —     1951 816 −30.7% 1956 852 +4.4% 1961 853 +0.1% 1966 571 −33.1% 1971 570 −0.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1976 455 −20.2% 1981 450 −1.1% 1986 483 +7.3% 1991 532 +10.1% 1996 591 +11.1% 2001 555 −6.1%	Year Pop. ±% 2006 534 −3.8% 2011 482 −9.7% 2016 492 +2.1% 2021 484 −1.6%
Source: Statistics Canada

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Clermont, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec[7]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2021		480		465	4.1%	96.9%		5	0.0	1.0%		5	n/a%	1.0%		5	n/a%	1.0%
2016		495		485	2.1%	98.0%		5	0.0%	1.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2011		480		475	11.2%	99.0%		5	n/a%	1.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2006		535		535	2.7%	100.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2001		550		550	6.8%	100.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	100.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
1996		600		590	n/a	98.3%		0	n/a	0.0%		10	n/a	1.7%		0	n/a	0.0%

Government

Alexandre D. Nickner was elected November 3, 2013, as mayor of Clermont. By doing so, he became the youngest mayor of Quebec at the age of only 20 years.^[8] After his 4 years' term, Nickner decided to quit politics to focus on his company. Daniel Céleste, deputy mayor during Nickner's period, became mayor by default in November 2017.

List of former mayors:^[9]

• Joseph Gauthier (1936-1941)
• Sijefroid Bélair (1941-1945)
• Donat Marier (1945-1950, 1960-1962)
• Henri Pilon (1950-1954)
• Arthur Lauzon (1954-1957)
• Henri Pilon (1957-1958)
• Paul Clément (1958-1960)
• Roland Guindon (1962-1975)
• Roch Gagnon (1975-1993)
• Michel Mercier (1993-2005)
• Lucie Hardy (2005-2009)
• Doris Souligny (2009-2010)
• Robert Paquette (2010-2013)
• Alexandre D. Nickner (2013-2017)
• Daniel Céleste (2017–present)

See also

• List of township municipalities in Quebec