Palmarolle

Palmarolle
Municipality
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.
Palmarolle Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°40′N 79°12′W / 48.667°N 79.200°WCoordinates: 48°40′N 79°12′W / 48.667°N 79.200°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi-Ouest
Settled	1911
Constituted	April 14, 1930
Government[2]
• Mayor	Marcel Caron
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area[2][3]
• Total	134.10 km^2 (51.78 sq mi)
• Land	117.40 km^2 (45.33 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	1,465
• Density	12.5/km^2 (32/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	0.8%
• Dwellings	642
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 3C0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	Route 390 Route 393
Website	www.palmarolle.ao.ca

Palmarolle is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 118.36 km² and had a population of 1,465 as of the Canada 2011 Census. It is considered to have the best agricultural land of the entire Abitibi region.^[1]

History

The area began to be colonized in 1911 when the township was surveyed. The completion of the National Transcontinental Railway at La Sarre and Macamic led to further waves of development with the arrival of new settlers in 1916, 1918, and 1929. Following the pattern of other places in the Abitibi, the settlement was named after a historic military figure, François-Charles Bertrand de Palmarole or Palmarolle (1714 ‑ 1760), lieutenant of the La Sarre Regiment and Knight of the Order of Saint Louis. In 1921, the parish was formed and in 1930, the place was incorporated as a municipality.^[1]

Demographics

Population trend:^[4]

• Population in 2011: 1465 (2006 to 2011 population change: 0.8%)
• Population in 2006: 1453
• Population in 2001: 1527
• Population in 1996: 1561
• Population in 1991: 1571

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 569 (total dwellings: 642)

Mother tongue:^[5]

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 100%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

Municipal council

• Mayor: Marcel Caron
• Councillors: Carolle Hamel, Louisa Gobeil, Ghislain Godbout, Sylvie Hénault-Marcil, Gino Cameron, Jean-Marie Depont

Notable natives of Palmarolle

• Henri Tousignant (born August 20, 1937), a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons
• Rogatien Vachon (born September 8, 1945), a professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

References

1. "Palmarolle (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
2. "Palmarolle". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
3. "Palmarolle census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
5. "Palmarolle community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-06.