Dupuy, Quebec

Dupuy (French pronunciation: [dypɥi]) is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 123.48 km² and had a population of 940 as of the 2021 Canadian census.

Dupuy
Municipality
Church of Dupuy
Coat of arms
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Dupuy Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°50′N 79°21′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi-Ouest
Settled	1912
Constituted	September 20, 1918
Government [2]
• Mayor	Alain Grégoire
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area [2][3]
• Total	122.70 km2 (47.37 sq mi)
• Land	122.43 km2 (47.27 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	940
• Density	7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	1.0%
• Dwellings	414
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 1X0
Area code	819
Highways	R-111
Website	www.dupuy.ao.ca

The municipality was incorporated on September 20, 1918,^[2] and known as Saint-Jacques-de-Dupuy until March 4, 1995. The name pays tribute to Abbé Jean-Baptiste Dupuy (1804-1879) in 1836, as a missionary at the Lake Abitibi post.^[1]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Dupuy community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	940 (+1.0% from 2016)	931 (+0.1% from 2011)	930 (-2.6% from 2006)
Land area	122.43 km2 (47.27 sq mi)	122.68 km2 (47.37 sq mi)	123.78 km2 (47.79 sq mi)
Population density	7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)	7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)	7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)
Median age	39.2 (M: 38.4, F: 41.6)	40.9 (M: 41.0, F: 40.8)	40.8 (M: 41.4, F: 40.0)
Private dwellings	414 (total)  395 (occupied)	403 (total)	399 (total)
Median household income	$80,000	$67,277	$55,651

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

Historical Census Data - Dupuy, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,244 —     1931 1,104 −11.3% 1941 2,383 +115.9% 1951 1,342 −43.7% 1956 1,306 −2.7% 1961 1,270 −2.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1966 1,281 +0.9% 1971 1,122 −12.4% 1976 1,041 −7.2% 1981 1,114 +7.0% 1986 1,137 +2.1% 1991 1,161 +2.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1996 1,100 −5.3% 2001 1,010 −8.2% 2006 955 −5.4% 2011 930 −2.6% 2016 931 +0.1% 2021 940 +1.0%
Source: Statistics Canada[7]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Dupuy, Quebec[7]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2021		940		930	0.5%	98.9%		0	0.0%	0.0%		5	n/a%	0.5%		5	n/a%	0.5%
2016		930		925	0.0%	99.5%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2011		925		925	2.6%	100.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2006		950		950	3.1%	100.0%		0	100.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2001		990		980	8.8%	99.0%		10	n/a%	1.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
1996		1,075		1,075	n/a	100.0%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%

Government

Municipal council (as of 2024):^[2]

• Mayor: Alain Grégoire
• Councillors: Ronald Lévesque, Pascal Corriveau, Sylvie Germain, Annie St-Pierre, Denise Lessard Morin, Rémi Kelley

List of former mayors:

• Marc-André Côté (...–2013)
• Normand Lagrange (2013–2019)
• Rémi Jean (interim, 2019–2021)
• Alain Grégoire (2021–present)

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec