Fugèreville

Fugèreville (French pronunciation: [fyʒɛʁvil]) is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.

Fugèreville
Municipality
Motto:  The Ball of Memories
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
Fugèreville Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 47°24′N 79°12′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Témiscamingue
Settled	1902
Constituted	February 5, 1904
Government [2]
• Mayor	André Pâquet
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area [2][3]
• Total	169.15 km2 (65.31 sq mi)
• Land	157.12 km2 (60.66 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	326
• Density	2.1/km2 (5/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–21)	0%
• Dwellings	213
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 2A0
Area code	819
Highways	R-382
Website	municipalites-du-quebec.ca/fugereville/index.php

History

While logging began in the 1880s, settlement of the area began in 1902, then called Stopping Place and later Pont-Rouge. In 1904, it was incorporated as the United Township Municipality of Laverlochère-et-Baby, after the geographic townships in which it is located, in turn named in honour of Jean-Nicolas Laverlochère and Louis François Georges Baby.^[1][4]

In 1912, the Parish of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel was founded, with Joseph-Armand Fugère as the first parish priest, and in 1914, its post office opened. In 1921, it changed statutes and name to become the Municipality of Fugerville, named after its first priest. In 1969, the spelling was adjusted to Fugèreville.^[1][5]

Demographics

Canada census – Fugèreville community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	326 (0.0% from 2016)	326 (-0.9% from 2011)	329 (9.3% from 2006)
Land area	157.12 km2 (60.66 sq mi)	156.98 km2 (60.61 sq mi)	156.84 km2 (60.56 sq mi)
Population density	2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi)	2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi)	2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi)
Median age	47.6 (M: 51.6, F: 43.2)	46.5 (M: 51.3, F: 41.7)	43.8 (M: 50.2, F: 39.2)
Private dwellings	213 (total)  148 (occupied)	222 (total)  138 (occupied)	210 (total)  132 (occupied)
Median household income	$65,500	$56,320	$51,587

References: 2021^[6] 2016^[7] 2011^[8]

Historical census populations – Fugèreville

Year Pop. ±% 1911 155 —     1921 467 +201.3% 1931 670 +43.5% 1941 681 +1.6% 1951 738 +8.4% 1956 823 +11.5% 1961 812 −1.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1966 843 +3.8% 1971 660 −21.7% 1976 490 −25.8% 1981 455 −7.1% 1986 420 −7.7% 1991 398 −5.2% 1996 376 −5.5%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 345 −8.2% 2006 301 −12.8% 2011 329 +9.3% 2016 326 −0.9% 2021 326 +0.0%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada[3][9]

Mother tongue (2021):^[3]

• English as first language: 3.0%
• French as first language: 90.9%
• English and French as first language: 1.5%
• Other as first language: 4.5%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec