Launay, Quebec

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Launay
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Launay
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°39′N78°32′W / 48.650°N 78.533°W / 48.650; -78.533 [1]
CountryCanada
Province Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM Abitibi
Settledc. 1917
ConstitutedMay 18, 1921
Named for Jean-Baptiste Leporquier
de Launay [1]
Government
[2]
  MayorClaudette Laroche
   Federal riding Abitibi—Témiscamingue
   Prov. riding Abitibi-Ouest
Area
  Total259.22 km2 (100.09 sq mi)
  Land257.80 km2 (99.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [3]
  Total211
  Density0.8/km2 (2/sq mi)
  Pop (2016-21)
Decrease2.svg 3.2%
  Dwellings
99
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code 819
HighwaysQc111.svg R-111
Website www.launay.ca OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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

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The municipality is named after Jean-Baptiste Leporquier de Launay, a military commander and captain of the Guyenne Regiment from the mid-18th century. [1]

Its economy is dependent on agriculture and forestry. [1]

History

The town's origin began with the construction of the railway station along the National Transcontinental Railway in 1913. In 1916, the geographic township was established, and settlement began the following year. On May 18, 1921, the Township Municipality of Launay was created out of unincorporated territory. Its first school was built in 1922, and its post office opened the following year (which closed in 1956). [1] [4] [5]

In 1947, Launay was connected to the electrical grid, and in 1961, to the telephone system. In 1971, the Canadian National railway company closed Launay Station, which was demolished in 1988. That same year, the municipal sewer network was installed. [4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Launay had a population of 211 living in 97 of its 99 total private dwellings, a change of -3.2% from its 2016 population of 218. With a land area of 257.8 km2 (99.5 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.8/km2 (2.1/sq mi) in 2021. [3]

Canada census – Launay, Quebec community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population211 (-3.2% from 2016)218 (-4.8% from 2011)229 (+1.3% from 2006)
Land area257.8 km2 (99.5 sq mi)258.51 km2 (99.81 sq mi)258.24 km2 (99.71 sq mi)
Population density0.8/km2 (2.1/sq mi)0.8/km2 (2.1/sq mi)0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi)
Median age49.2 (M: 54, F: 44.4)50 (M: 53, F: 47)47.1 (M: 47.2, F: 46.8)
Private dwellings99 (total)  97 (occupied)118 (total)  100 (occupied)97 (total)  96 (occupied)
Median household income$.n/a$.n/a$.n/a
References: 2021 [6] 2016 [7] 2011 [8] earlier [9] [10]

Mother tongue (2021): [3]

Historical census populations – Launay, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1921 121    
1931 409+238.0%
1941 423+3.4%
1951 413−2.4%
1956 508+23.0%
1961 470−7.5%
YearPop.±%
1966 466−0.9%
1971 475+1.9%
1976 395−16.8%
1981 369−6.6%
1986 335−9.2%
1991 272−18.8%
YearPop.±%
1996 260−4.4%
2001 259−0.4%
2006 226−12.7%
2011 229+1.3%
2016 218−4.8%
2021 211−3.2%
Source: Statistics Canada

Government

Local government

Municipal council (as of 2023): [2]

List of former mayors: [5]

  • Moïse Viens (1921–1924)
  • Évariste Lefebvre (1924–1926, 1935–1937)
  • Cyrille Larochelle (1926–1931)
  • Ben Campbell (1931–1935)
  • Adélard Thibeault (1937–1940)
  • Joseph Gagnon (1940–1943)
  • Cajetan Bourassa (1943, 1947–1949)
  • Joseph Rochefort (1943–1947)
  • Émile Thibeault (1949–1953)
  • Rolland Ménard (1953–1957)
  • Aimé Bilodeau (1957–1961)
  • Arthur Laroche (1961–1969)
  • Joseph Brochu (1969–1971)
  • Vallier Thibeault (1971–1972)
  • Euclide Ménard (1972–1976)
  • Marcel Ébacher (1976–1983)
  • Ozanam Paré (1983–1987, 1991–2005)
  • Camil Trépanier (1987–1991)
  • Rosaire Thibeault (2005–2006)
  • Gilles Labbé (2006–2009)
  • Rémi Gilbert (2009–2017)
  • Claude Lamoureux (2017–2021)
  • Claudette Laroche (2021–present)

Political representation

Launay federal election results [11]
Year Liberal Conservative Bloc Québécois New Democratic Green
2021 17%197%858%645%65%5
2019 22%2516%1851%598%93%4
2015 30%285%518%1743%401%1
2011 2%213%1436%4050%560%0
2008 18%1619%1746%4113%124%4
2006 12%1331%3552%594%42%2
2004 24%2610%1159%644%43%3
Launay provincial election results [12]
Year CAQ Liberal QC solidaire Parti Québécois
2022 51%536613%1325%26
2018 20%2914%2023%3439%56
2014 9%1230%3713%1645%55
2012 16%1816%185%661%69

Federally, Launay is part of the federal riding of Abitibi—Témiscamingue. In the 2021 Canadian federal election, the incumbent Sébastien Lemire of the Bloc Québécois was re-elected to represent the population Launay in the House of Commons of Canada.

Provincially it is part of the riding of Abitibi-Ouest. In the 2022 Quebec general election the incumbent MNA Suzanne Blais, of the Coalition Avenir Québec, was re-elected to represent the population of Launay in the National Assembly of Quebec.

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