Duhamel-Ouest

Duhamel-Ouest is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.

Duhamel-Ouest
Municipality
Fort Temiscamingue
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
Duhamel-Ouest Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 47°22′N 79°26′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Témiscamingue
Settled	1870s
Constituted	February 20, 1911
Government [2]
• Mayor	Alain Sarrazin
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area [2][3]
• Total	128.81 km2 (49.73 sq mi)
• Land	91.49 km2 (35.32 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	945
• Density	10.3/km2 (27/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–21)	7.6%
• Dwellings	470
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J9V 1A2
Area code	819
Website	municipalites-du-quebec.ca/duhamel-ouest/index.php

Located at a narrows of Lake Timiskaming, Duhamel-Ouest is home to the Fort Témiscamingue, a National Historic Site of Canada.

History

Originally inhabited by Algonquin people, the area began to see Coureurs des bois in the middle of the 17th century, travelling on the Ottawa River and Lake Timiskaming. In 1720, Fort Témiscamingue was founded by French merchants on the east side of the lake. In the middle of the 19th century, colonization started with the arrival of logging companies and Oblate missionaries.^[4]

In 1877, the geographic township of Duhamel was created, named after Joseph-Thomas Duhamel, and was incorporated as a township municipality in 1898. In 1911, the Township Municipality of Duhamel is dissolved, when it split up into the new municipalities of Notre-Dame-de-Lorrainville and Duhamel-Ouest. "Ouest" (French for "west") was added to distinguish it from Duhamel in the Outaouais Region.^[1][5]

Demographics

	2021
Population	945 (+7.6% from 2016)
Land area	91.49 km2 (35.32 sq mi)
Population density	10.3/km2 (27/sq mi)
Median age	49.6 (M: 50.0, F: 48.8)
Private dwellings	470 (total)  394 (occupied)
Median household income	$86,000

Canada census – Duhamel-Ouest community profile

References: 2021^[6] earlier^[7][8]

Historical census populations – Duhamel-Ouest

Year Pop. ±% 1921 583 —     1931 642 +10.1% 1941 515 −19.8% 1951 552 +7.2% 1956 567 +2.7% 1961 547 −3.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1966 541 −1.1% 1971 475 −12.2% 1976 468 −1.5% 1981 546 +16.7% 1986 592 +8.4% 1991 595 +0.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1996 671 +12.8% 2001 766 +14.2% 2006 870 +13.6% 2011 828 −4.8% 2016 878 +6.0% 2021 945 +7.6%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada[9][3]

Mother tongue (2021):^[3]

• English as first language: 1.6%
• French as first language: 95.8%
• English and French as first language: 1.1%
• Other as first language: 2.1%

Local government

List of former mayors:

• Alcide Gaudet (...–2005)
• Alain Sarrazin (2005–2013, 2023–present)^[10]
• Jean-Yves Parent (2013–2017)
• Guy Abel (2017–2021)
• Jocelyn Cardinal (2021–2023)^[10]

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 19633". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 85030". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
3. "Duhamel-Ouest census profile - 2021 Census data". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
4. "Historique". municipalites-du-quebec.ca. Municipalité de Duhamel-Ouest. 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
5. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Lorrainville". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
6. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
9. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
10. Sickini-Joly, Bianca (20 April 2023). "Alain Sarrazin élu maire sans opposition à Duhamel-Ouest". ici.radio-canada.ca (in French). Radio-Canada. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

External links

• Official website