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Rochebaucourt

Coordinates: 48°41′N 77°30′W / 48.683°N 77.500°W / 48.683; -77.500
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Rochebaucourt
Former municipality
Location within Abitibi RCM
Location within Abitibi RCM
Rochebaucourt is located in Western Quebec
Rochebaucourt
Rochebaucourt
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°41′N 77°30′W / 48.683°N 77.500°W / 48.683; -77.500[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi
MunicipalityLa Morandière-Rochebaucourt
Settled1935
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1983
DissolvedJanuary 1, 2023[2]
Government
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 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[3][4]
 • Total
183.30 km2 (70.77 sq mi)
 • Land183.63 km2 (70.90 sq mi)
 There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total
146
 • Density0.8/km2 (2/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Increase 11.5%
 • Dwellings
70
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Y 2J0
Area code819
Highways R-395 R-397

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]

History

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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

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Historical Census Data - Rochebaucourt, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1986 303—    
1991 243−19.8%
1996 227−6.6%
2001 215−5.3%
YearPop.±%
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

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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

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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.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Rochebaucourt (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  2. ^ a b "Part 2 - Laws and Regulations" (PDF). Gazette officielle du Québec. 154 (51). Les Publications du Québec. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Rochebaucourt". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  4. ^ a b c "Rochebaucourt community profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  5. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  6. ^ "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Rochebaucourt (municipalité) 1.1.1983 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in block 3374)". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  8. ^ "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in block 3374)". Elections Québec. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
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