Launay, Quebec

Launay
Township municipality
Location within Abitibi RCM.
Launay Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°39′N 78°32′W / 48.650°N 78.533°WCoordinates: 48°39′N 78°32′W / 48.650°N 78.533°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi
Settled	c. 1917
Constituted	May 18, 1921
Named for	Jean-Baptiste Leporquier de Launay[1]
Government[2]
• Mayor	Rémi Gilbert
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area[2][3]
• Total	257.00 km^2 (99.23 sq mi)
• Land	258.24 km^2 (99.71 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	229
• Density	0.9/km^2 (2/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	1.3%
• Dwellings	97
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0Y 1W0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	Route 111
Website	www.launay.ca

Launay is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality.

Demographics

Population trend:^[4]

• Population in 2011: 229 (2006 to 2011 population change: 1.3%)
• Population in 2006: 226
• Population in 2001: 259
• Population in 1996: 260
• Population in 1991: 272

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 96 (total dwellings: 97)

Mother tongue:^[5]

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 95.6%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 4.4%

Municipal council

• Mayor: Gilles Labbé
• Councillors: Claude Audy, Gilles Labbé, Éloi Lambert, André Morin, Fernande Sylvain, Carmelle Veillette

References

1. Reference number 34647 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. "Launay". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
3. "Launay census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
5. "Launay community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-10.