Laniel, Quebec

Laniel (French pronunciation: [lanjɛl]) is an unorganized territory in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, Quebec, Canada. It surrounds the northern portion of Lake Kipawa.

Laniel
Unorganized territory
Boathouse on Lake Kipawa at Laniel
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
Laniel Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 47°03′N 79°16′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Témiscamingue
Constituted	October 31, 2005
Government [2]
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area [2][3]
• Total	542.07 km2 (209.29 sq mi)
• Land	408.20 km2 (157.61 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	89
• Density	0.2/km2 (0.5/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–21)	8.5%
• Dwellings	185
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)

Laniel is also a hamlet located within this territory at the outflow of Lake Kipawa where Route 101 crosses the Kipawa River. It was named in honour of priest Armand Laniel (1866-1928).^[1] The hamlet used to have a post office that opened in 1934.^[4]

In addition to the namesake hamlet, the territory also includes the hamlet of Baie-Dorval (46°59′03″N 79°14′23″W). This hamlet, located on Dorval Bay of Lake Kipawa, was founded in the early 20th century and originally called Baie-Stenhouse, after a forestry entrepreneur in the region. Both the bay and hamlet were renamed in 1989, to honour the first settler family that settled on the bay in 1922.^[5]

Until 2005, Laniel and Lacs-du-Témiscamingue unorganized territories were part of the Rivière-Kipawa unorganized territory.^[6]

Demographics

Canada census – Laniel, Quebec community profile

	2021	2016
Population	89 (+8.5% from 2016)	82 (+5.1% from 2011)
Land area	408.20 km2 (157.61 sq mi)	412.39 km2 (159.22 sq mi)
Population density	0.2/km2 (0.52/sq mi)	0.2/km2 (0.52/sq mi)
Median age	60.4 (M: 60.4, F: 60.4)	64.8 (M: 67.2, F: 63.5)
Private dwellings	185 (total)  57 (occupied)	165 (total)  46 (occupied)
Median household income	$.n/a	$48,000

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

Historical census populations – Laniel

Year	Pop.	±%
2001	85	—
2006	150	+76.5%
2011	78	−48.0%
2016	82	+5.1%
2021	89	+8.5%
2011 population figure based on revised count. 2001 population figure adjusted figure due to boundary change. Source: Statistics Canada[3]

New dam of Lake Kipawa under construction at Laniel

See also

• List of unorganized territories in Quebec