Namur, Quebec

Namur
Municipality
Location within Papineau RCM.
Namur Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°54′N 74°56′W / 45.900°N 74.933°WCoordinates: 45°54′N 74°56′W / 45.900°N 74.933°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Outaouais
RCM	Papineau
Settled	1865
Constituted	January 1, 1964
Government[2]
• Mayor	Gilbert Dardel
• Federal riding	Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
• Prov. riding	Papineau
Area[2][3]
• Total	58.10 km^2 (22.43 sq mi)
• Land	56.37 km^2 (21.76 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	596
• Density	10.6/km^2 (27/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	22.4%
• Dwellings	348
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0V 1N0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	Route 315 Route 323

Namur town hall

Namur is a town and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Papineau Regional County Municipality. It is nicknamed "la Nouvelle Belgique" (New Belgium).^[4]

The vast majority of the local population lives of the timber industry, which is marked by the Loggers Summer Festival. Furthermore, the area's excellent fishing and hunting opportunities attract many tourists annually.^[4]

History

The first settlers arrived in the area in 1865, the majority originating from the Belgian Province of Namur and mostly Presbyterian Walloons; their family names were Edain, Frison, Pinon, Roquet, Fluhamann, and Van Vanious. In 1874, the Namur Post Office opened.^[4]

From 1886 onward, the area was known as the United Township Municipality of Suffolk-et-Addington. Piece by piece, portions of this united township were detached to form new municipalities: Vinoy in 1920 (since 1996 part of Chénéville), Lac-des-Plages in 1950, and finally Namur in 1964.^[4]

Demographics

Population trend:^[5]

• Population in 2011: 596 (2006 to 2011 population change: 22.4%)
• Population in 2006: 487
• Population in 2001: 532
  • 2001 to 2006 population change: -8.5 %
• Population in 1996: 543
• Population in 1991: 512

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 256 (total dwellings: 348)

Mother tongue

• English as first language: 5.5%
• French as first language: 89%
• English and French as first language: 5.5%
• Other as first language: 0%

References

1. Reference number 43342 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 80110 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2480110) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
4. "Namur (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census