Duhamel-Ouest, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Duhamel-Ouest is a municipality
in northwestern Quebec
, Canada
in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality
.
Located at a narrows
of Lake Timiskaming
, Duhamel-Ouest is home to the Fort Témiscamingue
National Historic Site.
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 341 (total dwellings: 403)
Mother tongue:
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in northwestern Quebec
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 Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality
Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Témiscamingue is a county regional municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of western Quebec, Canada. The county seat is Ville-Marie....
.
Located at a narrows
Narrows
Narrows is a term for restricted land or water passages. Most commonly it refers to a strait, though it can also refer to a water gap....
of Lake Timiskaming
Lake Timiskaming
Lake Timiskaming is a large freshwater lake on the provincial border between Ontario and Quebec, Canada. The lake, which forms part of the Ottawa River, is in length and covers an area of almost . Its water level ranges between and above sea-level, with a mean annual average of . The lake is...
, Duhamel-Ouest is home to the Fort Témiscamingue
Fort Témiscamingue
Fort Témiscamingue was a trading post from the 17th century in Duhamel-Ouest, Quebec, near Ville-Marie, Canada, located on the fur trade route on the east shore of Lake Timiskaming...
National Historic Site.
Demographics
Population trend:- Population in 2006: 870 (2001 to 2006 population change: 13.6 %)
- Population in 2001: 766
- Population in 1996: 671
- Population in 1991: 595
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 341 (total dwellings: 403)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 2.9 %
- French as first language: 97.1 %
- English and French as first language: 0 %
- Other as first language: 0 %