Belleterre

Not to be confused with Belle Terre, New York.

Belleterre (French pronunciation: [bɛltɛʁ]) is a ville in western Quebec, Canada, in the MRC de Témiscamingue.

Belleterre
City
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
Belleterre Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 47°23′N 78°42′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Témiscamingue
Constituted	May 13, 1942
Government [2]
• Mayor	Bruno Boyer
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area [2][3]
• Total	607.03 km2 (234.38 sq mi)
• Land	544.49 km2 (210.23 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	285
• Density	0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–21)	8.9%
• Dwellings	181
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 1L0
Area code	819
Website	www.facebook.com/villedebelleterre/?locale=fr_CA

History

Belleterre main street

In 1930, prospector William Logan discovered gold near Mud Lake (now called Lake Guillet). This led to the establishment of the Belleterre Gold Mines Company in 1935, and the formation of the Belleterre community at nearby Sables Lake to house the miners and their families. In 1942, the place was incorporated as a town and at its peak had some 2000 residents. But by 1957, the mine was depleted and closed.^[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Belleterre had a population of 285 living in 136 of its 181 total private dwellings, a change of -8.9% from its 2016 population of 313. With a land area of 544.49 km² (210.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km² (1.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[3]

Historical census populations – Belleterre

Year Pop. ±% 1951 1,011 —     1956 889 −12.1% 1961 638 −28.2% 1966 825 +29.3% 1971 614 −25.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1976 535 −12.9% 1981 475 −11.2% 1986 446 −6.1% 1991 418 −6.3% 1996 395 −5.5%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 381 −3.5% 2006 350 −8.1% 2011 298 −14.9% 2016 313 +5.0% 2021 285 −8.9%
Source: Statistics Canada[4]

Mother tongue (2021):^[3]

• English as first language: 7.0%
• French as first language: 89.5%
• English and French as first language: 1.8%
• Other as first language: 1.8%

See also

• List of cities in Quebec