| Belleterre | |
|---|---|
| City | |
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 Location within Témiscamingue RCM. | |
  Belleterre Location in western Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 47°23′N78°42′W / 47.383°N 78.700°W Coordinates: 47°23′N78°42′W / 47.383°N 78.700°W [1] | |
| Country |  |
| Province |  |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Témiscamingue |
| Constituted | May 13, 1942 |
| Government [2] | |
| • Mayor | Bruno Boyer |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue |
| Area [2] [3] | |
| • Total | 604.10 km2 (233.24 sq mi) |
| • Land | 551.29 km2 (212.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) [3] | |
| • Total | 298 |
| • Density | 0.5/km2 (1/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2006–11) |  |
| • Dwellings | 212 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0Z 1L0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
Belleterre is a ville in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the MRC de Témiscamingue.
Ville is the modern French word of Latin origin now meaning "city" or "town", but the first meaning in the Middle Ages was "farm" and then "village". The derivative suffix -ville is commonly used in English in names of cities, towns and villages.
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