Larouche, Quebec
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Larouche
| native_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Larouche, Québec.jpg
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| image_flag =
| flag_size = 120x100px
| image_shield =
| shield_size = 100x80px
| nickname =
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| image_map = Carte MRC Le Fjord-du-Saguenay - Larouche.svg
| pushpin_map = Canada Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_label =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
| coordinates = {{coord|48|27|N|71|31|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 = Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
| subdivision_type3 = RCM
| subdivision_name3 = Le Fjord-du-Saguenay
| established_title = Settled
| established_date = 1910
| established_title1 = Constituted
| established_date1 = March 21, 1922
| named_for = William Larouche
| government_type =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Guy Lavoie
| leader_title1 = Federal riding
| leader_name1 = Jonquière—Alma
| leader_title2 = Prov. riding
| leader_name2 = Lac-Saint-Jean
| area_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=F&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052494265&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Larouche |title=Larouche census profile |publisher=Statistics Canada |work=2021 Census data |accessdate=2024-11-12}}
| area_total_km2 = 89.60
| area_land_km2 = 84.71
| area_water_km2 =
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| population_total = 1601
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_density_km2= 18.9
| population_blank1_title= Pop (2016–21)
| population_blank1 = {{increase}} 7.7%
| population_blank2_title= Dwellings
| population_blank2 = 829
| population_note =
| timezone = EST
| utc_offset = −5
| timezone_DST = EDT
| utc_offset_DST = −4
| postal_code_type = Postal code(s)
| postal_code = G0W 1Z0
| area_code = 418 and 581
| blank_name = Highways
|blank_info = {{jct|state=QC|QC|170}}
| website = {{URL|larouche.ca}}
| footnotes =
}}
Larouche ({{IPA|fr|laʁuʃ}}) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, part of Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality. It is located along Quebec Route 170 between Saguenay and Saint-Bruno, just south of the Saguenay River.
History
In the early 1910s, several families settled in the area. In 1911, the settlement got its post office and in 1922, the Parish Municipality of Larouche was incorporated, named after William Larouche (1835–1917), a pioneer who was among the area's first settlers.{{cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=357317 |title=Larouche (Municipalité) |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |accessdate=2010-10-28 |language=French}}
In 2000, the parish municipality changed its status to municipality.
Demographics
Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- Population in 2021: 1,601 (2016 to 2021 population change: 7.7%)
- Population in 2016: 1,486 (2011 to 2016 population change: 16.4%)
- Population in 2011: 1,277 (2006 to 2011 population change: 6.4%)
- Population in 2006: 1,200
- Population in 2001: 1,050
- Population in 1996: 1,049
- Population in 1991: 1,004
- Population in 1986: 1,069
- Population in 1981: 969
- Population in 1976: 788
- Population in 1971: 688
- Population in 1966: 614
- Population in 1961: 665
- Population in 1956: 731
- Population in 1951: 958
- Population in 1941: 874
- Population in 1931: 644
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 694 (total dwellings: 829)
Mother tongue:{{cite web |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=F&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052494265&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Larouche |title=Larouche community profile |publisher=Statistics Canada |work=2021 Census data |accessdate=2024-11-12}}
- English as first language: 0.6%
- French as first language: 99.1%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0%
References
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External links
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{{Geographic location
| Centre = Larouche
| North = Saint-Nazaire
Saguenay River
| Northeast = Saint-Charles-de-Bourget
Saguenay River
| East = Saguenay
| Southeast =
| South = Saguenay
| Southwest = Hébertville
| West = Saint-Bruno
Hébertville-Station
| Northwest = Alma
}}
{{Administrative divisions of Quebec region|Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean}}
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