Namur, Quebec

Namur
Municipality
Lake in Namur
Location within Papineau RCM
Namur Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 45°54′N74°56′W / 45.900°N 74.933°W / 45.900; -74.933 [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 km2 (22.43 sq mi)
• Land	56.17 km2 (21.69 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [3]
• Total	633
• Density	11.3/km2 (29/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	10.7%
• Dwellings	381
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0V 1N0
Area code	819
Highways	R-315 R-323
Website	www.namur.ca

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 off 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

Canada census – Namur community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	633 (+10.7% from 2016)	572 (-4.0% from 2011)	596 (22.4% from 2006)
Land area	56.17 km2 (21.69 sq mi)	56.76 km2 (21.92 sq mi)	56.37 km2 (21.76 sq mi)
Population density	11.3/km2 (29/sq mi)	10.1/km2 (26/sq mi)	10.6/km2 (27/sq mi)
Median age	53.6 (M: 53.6, F: 53.2)	54.2 (M: 55.0, F: 53.6)	48.3 (M: 47.9, F: 48.6)
Private dwellings	295 (total)	389 (total)	348 (total)
Median household income	$48,000	$40,235	$29,784

References: 2021 ^[5] 2016 ^[6] 2011 ^[7] earlier ^{[8] [9]}

Historical census populations – Namur, Quebec

Year	Pop.	±%
1986	479	—
1991	512	+6.9%
1996	543	+6.1%
2001	532	−2.0%
2006	487	−8.5%
2011	596	+22.4%
2016	572	−4.0%
2021	633	+10.7%
Source: Statistics Canada

Mother tongue: ^[3]

• English as first language: 8.8%
• French as first language: 89.6%
• English and French as first language: 1.6%
• Other as first language: 0.8%

Education

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:

• Laurentian Regional High School in Lachute ^[10]

See also

• List of anglophone communities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 43342". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 80110". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Namur, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
4. "Namur (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
5. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
6. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
8. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
9. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
10. "LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.

External links

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