Senneterre Parish, Quebec
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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 centre of the namesake town which is part of the neighbouring City of Senneterre
.
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
.
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 504 (total dwellings: 562)
Mother tongue:
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality
La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Vallée-de-l'Or is a Regional County Municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Val-d'Or. It is named for its Gold deposits in the Harricana River and Bell River valleys...
. The parish is mostly a rural municipality that almost completely surrounds the actual centre of the namesake town which is part of the neighbouring City of Senneterre
Senneterre, Quebec
Senneterre is a town in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of northwestern Quebec, Canada. It is in the Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality. The town's territory includes a vast undeveloped area stretching from the Bell River to the Mauricie region...
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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
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Saint-Veran was a French soldier best known as the commander of the forces in North America during the Seven Years' War .Montcalm was born near Nîmes in France to a noble family, and entered military service...
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Demographics
Population trend:- Population in 2006: 1186 (2001 to 2006 population change: -0.5 %)
- Population in 2001: 1192
- Population in 1996: 1169
- Population in 1991: 1082
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 504 (total dwellings: 562)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0.9 %
- French as first language: 99.1 %
- English and French as first language: 0 %
- Other as first language: 0 %