Senneterre, Quebec (parish)
Parish municipality in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Senneterre is a parish municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality. The parish is mostly a rural municipality that almost completely surrounds the actual population centre of the neighbouring City of Senneterre.
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Senneterre | |
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Coordinates: 48°23′N 77°15′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
RCM | La Vallée-de-l'Or |
Settled | 1910s |
Constituted | March 23, 1923 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jacline Rouleau |
• Federal riding | Abitibi—Baie-James— Nunavik—Eeyou |
• Prov. riding | Abitibi-Est |
Area | |
• Total | 630.08 km2 (243.28 sq mi) |
• Land | 567.05 km2 (218.94 sq mi) |
Elevation | 301 m (988 ft) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,202 |
• Density | 2.1/km2 (5/sq mi) |
• Pop (2016-21) | 0.8% |
• Dwellings | 606 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Highways | R-113 R-386 |
Website | www |
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The place is named after the geographic township of Senneterre, that in turn was named in honour of a captain of the Languedoc Regiment that fought under General Montcalm.[1]