Guérin, Quebec
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Guérin
| native_name =
| settlement_type = Township municipality
| image_skyline = Guerin QC.JPG
| imagesize =
| image_caption = Entrance of Guérin
| image_flag =
| flag_size = 120x100px
| image_shield =
| shield_size = 100x80px
| nickname =
| motto =
| image_map = Guérin Quebec location diagram.png
| mapsize =
| map_caption = Location within Témiscamingue RCM
| pushpin_map = Canada Western Quebec
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_label =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in western Quebec
| coordinates = {{coord|47|39|32|N|79|19|05|W|region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Canada
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Quebec
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_name2 = Abitibi-Témiscamingue
| subdivision_type3 = RCM
| subdivision_name3 = Témiscamingue
| established_title = Settled
| established_date =
| established_title1 = Constituted
| established_date1 = November 8, 1911
| named_for = James John Edmund Guérin
| government_footnotes = {{mamh |{{#property:P3856}}|access-date=2023-12-12}}
| government_type =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Roger Bouthillette
| leader_title1 = Federal riding
| leader_name1 = Abitibi—Témiscamingue
| leader_title2 = Prov. riding
| leader_name2 = Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
| area_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052485095&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Gu%E9rin |title=Guérin census profile |publisher=Statistics Canada |work=2021 Census data |accessdate=2023-07-25}}
| area_total_km2 = 208.39
| area_land_km2 = 188.52
| area_water_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 333
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_density_km2= 1.8
| population_blank1_title= Pop (2016–21)
| population_blank1 = {{increase}} 4.1%
| population_blank2_title= Dwellings
| population_blank2 = 210
| population_note =
| timezone = EST
| utc_offset = −05:00
| timezone_DST = EDT
| utc_offset_DST = −04:00
| postal_code_type = Postal code(s)
| postal_code = J0Z 2E0
| area_code = 819
| website = {{Official URL}}
| footnotes =
}}
Guérin ({{IPA|fr|ɡeʁɛ̃}}) is a township municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.
The township lies within the Ottawa River basin, having an elevation of {{Convert|210|m}} near the Quinze rapids to {{Convert|336|m}} in its north-eastern part.{{toponymie |27374 |text=Guérin (canton) |access-date=2023-12-12}} In addition to the main namesake village, the township also includes the hamlet of Paquin ({{Coord|47|37|59|N|79|18|51|W|display=inline|region:CA-QC}}).{{toponymie |46860 |text=Paquin (hameau) |access-date=2023-12-12}}
History
Around 1872, the area began to be cleared for logging and agriculture. In 1904, the geographic township of Guérin was proclaimed, named after James John Edmund Guerin, while the settlement was called Lalemant, in honour of Gabriel Lalemant. The Lalement Post Office opened in 1908, and that same year, the parish of Saint-Gabriel-de-Guérin was founded. In 1911, the Township Municipality of Guérin was formed from previously unincorporated territory. In 1921, the settlement and post office were renamed to Guérin.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Guérin had a population of {{val|333|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|134|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|210|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:333-320}}|320|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|320|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|188.52|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|333|188.52|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.
{{Historical populations
|title = {{Nowrap|Historical census populations –}} Guérin, Quebec
|align = none
|cols = 3
|percentages =
|footnote =
|source = Statistics Canada1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
| 1921 |506
| 1931 |771
| 1941 |685
| 1951 |618
| 1956 |621
| 1961 |596
| 1966 |581
| 1971 |425
| 1976 |372
| 1981 |268
| 1986 |283
| 1991 |274
| 1996 |297
| 2001 |300
| 2006 |295
| 2011 |305
| 2016 |320
| 2021 |333
}}
- English as first language: 1.5%
- French as first language: 97%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 1.5%
See also
References
External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{Official website}}
{{Geographic location
| title = Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
| Centre = Guérin
| North =
| Northeast = Rémigny
| East =
| Southeast = Laverlochère-Angliers
| South = Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues
| Southwest = Notre-Dame-du-Nord
| West =
| Northwest = Nédélec
}}
{{Témiscamingue RCM|state=expanded}}
{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Guerin}}
Category:Township municipalities in Quebec
Category:Incorporated places in Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Category:Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality
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