Rochebaucourt

Rochebaucourt (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʃbokuʁ]) is a former municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. In 2023, it was merged with La Morandière to from the new Municipality of La Morandière-Rochebaucourt.^[2]

Rochebaucourt
Former municipality
Location within Abitibi RCM
Rochebaucourt Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°41′N 77°30′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi
Municipality	La Morandière-Rochebaucourt
Settled	1935
Constituted	January 1, 1983
Dissolved	January 1, 2023[2]
Government [3]
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area [3][4]
• Total	183.30 km2 (70.77 sq mi)
• Land	183.63 km2 (70.90 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2021)[4]
• Total	146
• Density	0.8/km2 (2.1/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	11.5%
• Dwellings	70
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Y 2J0
Area code	819
Highways	R-395 R-397

History

Rochebaucourt in September 1942

In 1935 as part of the Vautrin Settlement Plan, the place was colonized by pioneers from Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, and Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. It was first known as Colonie-33 but this was quickly replaced by Rochebaucourt, the name of the geographic township in which it is located. La Rochebaucourt was a cavalry captain of the Régiment de Languedoc in General Montcalm's army. In 1940, the Parish of Saint-Antoine-de-Rochebaucourt was established.^[1]

Not until 1983 was the place incorporated as a municipality.^[1]

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Rochebaucourt, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1986 303 —     1991 243 −19.8% 1996 227 −6.6% 2001 215 −5.3%	Year Pop. ±% 2006 177 −17.7% 2011 161 −9.0% 2016 131 −18.6% 2021 146 +11.5%
Source: Statistics Canada[5]

Mother tongue (2021):^[4]

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 100%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

Local government

List of former mayors:^[6]

• Madeleine Richard (1983–1987)
• Édouard Anctil (1987–1991)
• Georges Lafrenière (1991–1993)
• Francine Vallières (1993–1997)
• Alain Trudel (1997–1999, 2021–2022)
• Daniel Lalancette (1999–2009)
• Gaby Chiasson-Yergeau (2009–2013)
• Marc-Antoine Pelletier (2013–2021)

Political representation

Rochebaucourt federal election results^[7]

Year		Liberal		Conservative		Bloc Québécois		New Democratic		Green
	2021	12%	7	16%	10	57%	37	3%	2	5%	3
	2019	7%	6	36%	29	54%	44	0%	0	3%	2

Rochebaucourt provincial election results^[8]

Year		CAQ		Liberal		QC solidaire		Parti Québécois
	2018	47%	34	0%	0	10%	7	40%	29
	2014	13%	11	12%	10	8%	6	67%	54

Provincially it is part of the riding of Abitibi-Ouest. In the 2022 Quebec general election the incumbent MNA Suzanne Blais, of the Coalition Avenir Québec, was re-elected to represent the population of Rochebaucourt in the National Assembly of Quebec.

Federally, Rochebaucourt is part of the federal riding of Abitibi—Témiscamingue. In the 2021 Canadian federal election, the incumbent Sébastien Lemire of the Bloc Québécois was re-elected to represent the population Rochebaucourt in the House of Commons of Canada.