Rouyn-Noranda
Rouyn-Noranda | |
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Ville de Rouyn-Noranda | |
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Highways | R-101 R-117 (TCH) R-391 R-393 |
Website | www.ville. rouyn-noranda.qc.ca |
Rouyn-Noranda (
, Canada.The city of Rouyn-Noranda is a coextensive with a
History
The city of Rouyn (named for
Since 1966, Rouyn and Noranda constitute the capital of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region. It is also the seat of Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT) since 1983.[citation needed]
The population tends to increase or decrease dramatically depending on the economic situation. The city's population dropped by 5 per cent between the
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda was established on February 9, 1974, by Pope Paul VI, with Mgr. Jean-Guy Hamelin as its first bishop. It is part of the Metropolitan Province of
Geography
As part of the 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec, on January 1, 2002 the municipalities (including unorganized territories) of the former Rouyn-Noranda Regional County Municipality amalgamated into the new City of Rouyn-Noranda. These were: Arntfield, Bellecombe, Beaudry, Cadillac, Cléricy, Cloutier, D'Alembert, Destor, Évain, Lac-Montanier, Lac-Surimau, McWatters, Mont-Brun, Montbeillard, Rapides-des-Cèdres, Rollet, and the former Rouyn-Noranda.[citation needed]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rouyn-Noranda had a population of 42,313 living in 19,282 of its 20,874 total private dwellings, a change of -0% from its 2016 population of 42,334. With a land area of 5,963.57 km2 (2,302.55 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.1/km2 (18.4/sq mi) in 2021.[7] Immigrants from Africa have revived the town's population.[8]
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 42,313 (+0.0% from 2016) | 42,334 (+3.2% from 2011) | 41,012 (+2.7% from 2006) |
Land area | 5,963.57 km2 (2,302.55 sq mi) | 6,010.50 km2 (2,320.67 sq mi) | 6,010.50 km2 (2,320.67 sq mi) |
Population density | 7.1/km2 (18/sq mi) | 7.0/km2 (18/sq mi) | 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi) |
Median age | 42 (M: 40.8, F: 43.2) | 41.9 (M: 40.8, F: 43.2) | 41.6 (M: 40.7, F: 42.5) |
Private dwellings | 19,280 (total) | 18,851 (total) | 19,224 (total) |
Median household income | $62,994 | $54,132 |
Native French speakers comprise about 95% of the city's population.
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Census | Total | French
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021
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41,935
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39,975 | 0.9% | 95.3% | 750 | 7.4% | 1.8% | 385 | 32.8% | 0.9% | 675 | 26.2% | 1.6% | |||||
2016
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42,085
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40,355 | 4.1% | 95.9% | 810 | 3.1% | 1.9% | 290 | 18.4% | 0.7% | 535 | 21.5% | 1.3% | |||||
2011
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40,200
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38,700 | 1.9% | 96.3% | 835 | 15.2% | 2.1% | 245 | 0.0% | 0.6% | 420 | 11.6% | 1.0% | |||||
2006
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39,435
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37,990 | 41.8% | 96.3% | 725 | 2.0% | 1.8% | 245 | 40.0% | 0.6% | 475 | 111.1% | 1.2% | |||||
2001
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27,930
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26,790 | 0.1% | 95.9% | 740 | 28.2% | 2.7% | 175 | 39.7% | 0.6% | 225 | 33.8% | 0.8% | |||||
1996
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28,490
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26,830 | n/a | 94.2% | 1,030 | n/a | 3.6% | 290 | n/a | 1.0% | 340 | n/a | 1.2% |
Economy
The unemployment rate of the region was 6.6% in 2016.[15]
Propair has its headquarters on the property of Rouyn-Noranda Airport.[16]
Glencore Copper Canada currently operates the Horne smelter. The smelter is the world's largest processor of electronic scrap containing copper and precious metals. It opened in 1927 at the site of the Horne copper mine. The mine was closed in 1976, but the smelter remained in production.[17]
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue is based in Rouyn-Noranda, with campuses elsewhere[where?].
Arts and culture
Since 1982, the city has been host to the International Cinema Festival of Abitibi-Témiscamingue and since 2003, the host of the Emerging Music Festival in Abitibi-Témiscamingue.[citation needed]
Notable cultural figures from Rouyn-Noranda include singer-songwriter Richard Desjardins, actors Paule Baillargeon, Anne Dorval and Bruce Greenwood, and science fiction writer Éric Gauthier.[citation needed]
Rouyn-Noranda is known as "La Capitale Nationale du Cuivre" (or the National Copper Capital) for its extensive copper deposits and mining/smelting activities.[citation needed]
Attractions
St. George Russian Orthodox Church of Rouyn is a Russian Orthodox Church, with traditional architecture. It was erected between 1955 and 1957 by the Russian community, at the time about twenty families. A guided tour explains the celebration of Mass and the history of immigrant communities and their role in local history. This distinctive church paints a vivid picture of the lives of the people who suffered through the First and Second World Wars and finally came to live in Canada.[citation needed]
Sports
The
Government
Federally, Rouyn-Noranda is part of the Abitibi—Témiscamingue riding. The MP is Sébastien Lemire of the Bloc Québécois.[citation needed]
Provincially, Rouyn-Noranda is part of the Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue riding. The MNA is Émilise Lessard-Therrien of Québec solidaire.[citation needed]
The city's mayor is Diane Dallaire.[when?][citation needed]
Rouyn-Noranda is also a
Rouyn-Noranda is the seat of the judicial district of the same name.[18]
Infrastructure
The city is served by the Rouyn-Noranda Airport and has a small public transit system of four bus routes serving the urban area.[citation needed]
The primary highways through the city are the north–south Route 101 and the east–west Route 117, which is part of the Trans-Canada Highway system.[citation needed]
Media
Almost all media in Rouyn-Noranda and the nearby city of
Notable people
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See also
- List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec
- Category:People from Rouyn-Noranda
- Category:Sportspeople from Rouyn-Noranda
References and notes
- ^ "Rouyn-Noranda". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 325861". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Rouyn-Noranda". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ "2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec". Archived from the original on 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census: Rouyn-Noranda, Ville [Census subdivision], Quebec and Rouyn-Noranda [Census agglomeration]". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ Gourd (1988), p. 1890.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ Onishi, Norimitsu (30 March 2024). "How African Immigrants Have Revived a Remote Corner of Quebec". New York Times. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
- 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ 2016census
- ^ "Portrait de l'emploi et du marché du travail > Emploi-Québec". Archived from the original on 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
- ^ "Contact Us Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine." Propair. Retrieved on November 4, 2010. "Rouyn-Noranda Headquarters 30, rue Pronovost Rouyn-Noranda airport Rouyn-Noranda (Québec) J9X 5B7 CA ." Address in French Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine: "Rouyn-Noranda Siège social 30, rue Pronovost Aéroport de Rouyn-Noranda Rouyn-Noranda (Québec) J9X 5B7 CA "
- ^ Horne Smelter, Glencore Canada
- ^ Territorial Division Act Archived 2018-09-26 at the Wayback Machine. Revised Statutes of Quebec D-11.
Sources
- Gourd, Benoit-Beaudry. "Rouyn-Noranda", in The Canadian Encyclopedia, Volume 3. Edmonton: Hurtig Publishing, 1988.
Further reading
- Rodrigue, Patrick. "Rouyn-Noranda, la Mecque du rock 'n' roll" & "Un Musée du rock 'n' roll pourrait naître à Rouyn-Noranda", Abitibi-Express, vol. 1, no 44 (31 mai 2011), p. 4. N.B.: Paired ill. articles, each individually titled and separately accessible also on the newspaper's Internet site, describing Rouyn-Noranda as one of the two contrasting poles, the other being Montréal, of popular music in Québec.
External links
- Ville de Rouyn-Noranda (in French)