Lorrainville

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Lorrainville

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| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Lorrainville QC.jpg

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| image_map = Lorrainville Quebec location diagram.png

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| map_caption = Location within Témiscamingue RCM

| pushpin_map = Canada Western Quebec

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in western Quebec

| coordinates = {{coord|47|21|N|79|21|W|region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}}

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| 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 = 1883

| established_title1 = Constituted

| established_date1 = February 16, 1994

| government_footnotes = {{mamrot|{{#property:P3856}}|access-date=2023-12-04}}

| government_type =

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Jean Martineau{{cite web|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2014478/politique-municipale-maire-lorrainville-temiscamingue|title=Jean Martineau, le nouveau maire de Lorrainville|accessdate=2023-10-04|language=French|work=Article|date=2 October 2023 |publisher=ICI Radio-Canada }}

| leader_title1 = Federal riding

| leader_name1 = Abitibi—Témiscamingue

| leader_title2 = Prov. riding

| leader_name2 = Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue

| area_footnotes = {{SCref |year=2021 |unit=csd |code={{#property:P3012}}|access-date=2023-12-04}}

| area_total_km2 = 87.64

| area_land_km2 = 87.91

| area_water_km2 =

| area_note = There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources.

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| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 1286

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_density_km2= 14.6

| population_blank1_title= Pop (2016–21)

| population_blank1 = {{increase}} 1.1%

| population_blank2_title= Dwellings

| population_blank2 = 602

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| timezone = EST

| utc_offset = −05:00

| timezone_DST = EDT

| utc_offset_DST = −04:00

| postal_code_type = Postal code(s)

| postal_code = J0Z 2R0

| area_code = 819

| blank_name = Highways

| blank_info = {{jct|state=QC|QC|382}} {{jct|state=QC|QC|391}}

| website = {{Official URL}}

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Lorrainville ({{IPA|fr|lɔʁɛ̃vil}}) is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.

History

Image:Lorrainville QC 2.jpg

The geographic township of Duhamel, created in 1877 (named after Joseph-Thomas Duhamel), was opened for colonization in 1884. The settlement was named after Narcisse-Zéphirin Lorrain (1842-1915), bishop of Pembroke at that time. In 1889, its post office opened. The place saw significant growth in 1905, when it became an important agricultural centre. In 1910, the Parish of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes-de-Lorrainville was established. In 1912, the Parish Municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Lorrainville was created when it separated from the Township Municipality of Duhamel and the United Township Municipality of Laverlochère et Baby, with Joseph Bellehumour as its first mayor. It was later renamed to Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes-de-Lorrainville.{{cite web |author1=Andre Raymond |title=Lorrainville, une histoire dont on est fier! |url=https://araymond.qc.ca/lorrainville/histoire.html |website=araymond.qc.ca |access-date=4 December 2023}}

In 1930, the village centre of the parish municipality separated to become the Village Municipality of Lorrainville, with Eddy Guimond as its first mayor. In 1994, these two entities rejoined again to become the Municipality of Lorrainville.

Geography

=Climate=

{{Weather box

|location = Lorrainville

|metric first = yes

|single line = yes

|Jan record high C = 11.7

|Feb record high C = 12.0

|Mar record high C = 22.2

|Apr record high C = 30.6

|May record high C = 35.6

|Jun record high C = 37.8

|Jul record high C = 40.0

|Aug record high C = 36.7

|Sep record high C = 33.3

|Oct record high C = 28.9

|Nov record high C = 23.3

|Dec record high C = 16.0

|year record high C = 40.0

|Jan high C = -8.7

|Feb high C = -6.2

|Mar high C = -0.2

|Apr high C = 9.0

|May high C = 17.3

|Jun high C = 22.3

|Jul high C = 24.6

|Aug high C = 23.2

|Sep high C = 17.5

|Oct high C = 10.5

|Nov high C = 2.0

|Dec high C = -4.6

|year high C = 8.9

|Jan mean C = −15.0

|Feb mean C = −12.8

|Mar mean C = -6.4

|Apr mean C = 2.9

|May mean C = 10.5

|Jun mean C = 15.7

|Jul mean C = 18.3

|Aug mean C = 17.1

|Sep mean C = 12.3

|Oct mean C = 6.0

|Nov mean C = -1.8

|Dec mean C = −9.6

|year mean C = 3.1

|Jan low C = -21.3

|Feb low C = -19.5

|Mar low C = -12.6

|Apr low C = -3.3

|May low C = 3.7

|Jun low C = 9.1

|Jul low C = 12.0

|Aug low C = 11.1

|Sep low C = 7.0

|Oct low C = 1.3

|Nov low C = -5.6

|Dec low C = -14.7

|year low C = -2.7

|Jan record low C = -50.0

|Feb record low C = -50.0

|Mar record low C = -41.1

|Apr record low C = -28.3

|May record low C = -15.0

|Jun record low C = -4.4

|Jul record low C = -1.7

|Aug record low C = -2.2

|Sep record low C = -6.0

|Oct record low C = -15.0

|Nov record low C = -36.7

|Dec record low C = -43.9

|year record low C = -50.0

|Jan precipitation mm = 51.4

|Feb precipitation mm = 35.8

|Mar precipitation mm = 49.9

|Apr precipitation mm = 58.0

|May precipitation mm = 78.6

|Jun precipitation mm = 89.9

|Jul precipitation mm = 87.7

|Aug precipitation mm = 96.4

|Sep precipitation mm = 85.4

|Oct precipitation mm = 88.6

|Nov precipitation mm = 64.5

|Dec precipitation mm = 50.4

|year precipitation mm = 836.5

|source 1 = Environment Canada (based on Ville-Marie weather station)Environment Canada

https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=6002&autofwd=1 Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010], accessed 18 February 2025

|date=February 2025

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Demographics

{{Canada census

|2021_population=1,286 | 2021_pop_delta=+1.1 | 2021_land_area=87.91 | 2021_pop_density=14.6

|2021_median_age=42.4 | 2021_median_age_m=42.8 | 2021_median_age_f=42.4

|2021_total_pvt_dwell=602 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=570 | 2021_mean_hh_income=67,000 | 2021_access_date=2023-11-30

|2016_population=1,272 | 2016_pop_delta=-4.2 | 2016_land_area=87.94 | 2016_pop_density=14.5

|2016_median_age=44.5 | 2016_median_age_m=44.2 | 2016_median_age_f=45.0

|2016_total_pvt_dwell=609 |2016_occ_pvt_dwell=556 | 2016_mean_hh_income=54,720 | 2016_access_date=2024-12-18

|2011_population=1,272 | 2011_pop_delta=-4.0 | 2011_land_area=88.12 | 2011_pop_density=14.4

|2011_median_age=42.4 | 2011_median_age_m=41.3 | 2011_median_age_f=43.4

|2011_total_pvt_dwell=564 |2011_occ_pvt_dwell=533 | 2011_mean_hh_income=56,265 | 2011_access_date=2024-12-18

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{{Historical populations

|title = {{Nowrap|Historical census populations – Lorrainville}}

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|footnote = Population figures based on revised counts.

|source = Statistics Canada1996, 2001, 2006 census, and [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Amend.cfm 2006 Population and dwelling count amendments]

| 1996 |1507

| 2001 |1411

| 2006 |1325

| 2011 |1328

| 2016 |1272

| 2021 |1286

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