Berry, Quebec

Berry
Municipality
St-Gérard-de-Berry
Location within Abitibi RCM.
Berry Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°49′N 78°16′W / 48.817°N 78.267°WCoordinates: 48°49′N 78°16′W / 48.817°N 78.267°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi
Settled	c. 1930
Constituted	January 1, 1982
Government[2]
• Mayor	Jean-Pierre Naud
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area[2][3]
• Total	574.40 km^2 (221.78 sq mi)
• Land	577.14 km^2 (222.83 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	625
• Density	1.1/km^2 (3/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	11.6%
• Dwellings	254
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0Y 2G0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	Route 399
Website	www.municipalite-berry.org

Berry is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. The municipality had a population of 625 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

The municipality includes the population centres of Saint-Gérard-de-Berry and Saint-Nazaire-de-Berry (48°43′10″N 78°15′33″W / 48.71944°N 78.25917°W).

Demographics

Population trend:^[4]

• Population in 2011: 625 (2006 to 2011 population change: 11.6%)
• Population in 2006: 560
• Population in 2001: 489 (or 504 when adjusted to 2006 boundaries)
• Population in 1996: 501
• Population in 1991: 518

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 231 (total dwellings: 254)

Mother tongue:^[5]

• English as first language: 1.8%
• French as first language: 96.4%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 1.8%

Municipal council

• Mayor: Jean-Pierre Naud
• Managing Director: Sandra Boutin
• Councillors: Daniel Bouchard, Florina Poulin, Lucie Gosselin, Robert Bacon, Pascal Quévillon, Andrée Bacon

References

1. Reference number 135551 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. "Berry". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
3. "Berry census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
5. "Berry community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11.