Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre

Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre
Parish municipality
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
St-Édouard-de-Fabre is located in Western Quebec
St-Édouard-de-Fabre
St-Édouard-de-Fabre
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 47°12′N 79°22′W / 47.200°N 79.367°W / 47.200; -79.367[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMTémiscamingue
Settled1870
ConstitutedOctober 3, 1912
Government
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 • MayorMario Drouin
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingRouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
216.86 km2 (83.73 sq mi)
 • Land190.29 km2 (73.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
671
 • Density3.5/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016–21)
Increase 6.8%
 • Dwellings
320
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 1Z0
Area code819
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Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿edwaʁ də fabʁ]) is a parish municipality in western Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.

It is named after Édouard-Charles Fabre.[1]

In addition to the main namesake population centre, the municipality also includes the hamlet of Fabre-Station[4] and the community of Pointe-Martel.[5]

History

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In the 17th century, a fur trading post was established on the eastern shore of Lake Temiskaming, 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Ville-Marie. It was an important French-Canadian post, operating for almost two centuries.[1][6]

In 1870, the first settler arrived there and cleared the first land for agriculture in the Témiscamingue region. At the end of that century, mining prospectors arrived and discovered copper, cobalt, nickel, and silver deposits, resulting in a brief mining boom (that ended in 1904 when larger deposits were found in Cobalt, Ontario).[6]

In 1899, the parish of Saint-Édouard was founded, named after Édouard-Charles Fabre. In 1904, the Township Municipality of Fabre was established, which was dissolved in 1912, when it was divided into the Parish Municipalities of Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre and Saint-Placide.[1][6]

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre had a population of 671 living in 287 of its 320 total private dwellings, a change of 6.8% from its 2016 population of 628. With a land area of 190.29 km2 (73.47 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Canada census – Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre community profile
2021
Population671 (+6.8% from 2016)
Land area190.29 km2 (73.47 sq mi)
Population density3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi)
Median age44.0 (M: 42.0, F: 46.4)
Private dwellings320 (total)  287 (occupied)
Median household income$75,500
References: 2021[7] earlier[8][9]
Historical census populations – Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre
YearPop.±%
1921 912—    
1931 976+7.0%
1941 1,006+3.1%
1951 1,185+17.8%
1956 1,253+5.7%
1961 1,066−14.9%
YearPop.±%
1966 962−9.8%
1971 783−18.6%
1976 709−9.5%
1981 758+6.9%
1986 750−1.1%
1991 728−2.9%
YearPop.±%
1996 734+0.8%
2001 675−8.0%
2006 701+3.9%
2011 649−7.4%
2016 628−3.2%
2021 671+6.8%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.
Source: Statistics Canada[3][10]

Mother tongue (2021):[3]

  • English as first language: 2.2%
  • French as first language: 97.0%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 1.5%

Local government

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List of former mayors:

  • Serge Marcil (...–2009?)
  • Réjean Drouin (2009?–2011)
  • Claudine Laforge Clouâtre (2011–2013)
  • Mario Drouin (2013–present)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre (Municipalité de paroisse)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 85015". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre (Code 2485015) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  4. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Fabre-Station (hameau)". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  5. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Pointe-Martel (lieu-dit)". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  6. ^ a b c "Éphémérides". municipalites-du-quebec.ca (in French). Municipalité de Saint-Edouard-de-Fabre (Québec). 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  7. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  8. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  9. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  10. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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