Moffet, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Moffet is a municipality
in northwestern Quebec
, Canada
, in the MRC de Témiscamingue
. The municipality had a population of 208 in the Canada 2006 Census
. Moffet consists of farming and cattle. With few stores in the town. Towns people mostly speak French
, Quebec's official language. Few know English
.The town is the home of Lac Chevreuil "Lake Deer" and neighbors Lac Simard. Over the years it has become a visitors spot for fishing and camping. Visitors come from other parts of Canada
and parts of the United States
. The town is very small most people live on the main road that passes through Chemin De Moffet and Rue Principale. Some are scattered away from town but, not far away. Neighboring towns of Moffet are to the southwest is Latulipe-et-Gaboury
and to the east Laforce
.
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 94 (total dwellings: 172)
Mother tongue:
. They have the national bird loons. They also have wolves, mink
, bears, beavers, deer
, and moose
.
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 MRC de Témiscamingue
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....
. The municipality had a population of 208 in the Canada 2006 Census
Canada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
. Moffet consists of farming and cattle. With few stores in the town. Towns people mostly speak French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, Quebec's official language. Few know English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
.The town is the home of Lac Chevreuil "Lake Deer" and neighbors Lac Simard. Over the years it has become a visitors spot for fishing and camping. Visitors come from other parts of 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...
and parts of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The town is very small most people live on the main road that passes through Chemin De Moffet and Rue Principale. Some are scattered away from town but, not far away. Neighboring towns of Moffet are to the southwest is Latulipe-et-Gaboury
Latulipe-et-Gaboury, Quebec
Latulipe-et-Gaboury is a township in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the MRC de Témiscamingue.-Demographics:Population trend:* Population in 2006: 333 * Population in 2001: 357* Population in 1996: 351...
and to the east Laforce
Laforce, Quebec
Laforce is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the MRC de Témiscamingue.-Demographics:Population trend:* Population in 2006: 174 * Population in 2001: 303...
.
Demographics
Population trend:- Population in 2006: 208 (2001 to 2006 population change: -11.1 %)
- Population in 2001: 234
- Population in 1996: 226
- Population in 1991: 246
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 94 (total dwellings: 172)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 4.9 %
- French as first language: 95.1 %
- English and French as first language: 0 %
- Other as first language: 0 %
Wildlife
Moffet's town has wildlife like most other parts of QuebecQuebec
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....
. They have the national bird loons. They also have wolves, mink
Mink
There are two living species referred to as "mink": the European Mink and the American Mink. The extinct Sea Mink is related to the American Mink, but was much larger. All three species are dark-colored, semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, which also includes the weasels and...
, bears, beavers, deer
Deer
Deer are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. Species in the Cervidae family include white-tailed deer, elk, moose, red deer, reindeer, fallow deer, roe deer and chital. Male deer of all species and female reindeer grow and shed new antlers each year...
, and moose
Moose
The moose or Eurasian elk is the largest extant species in the deer family. Moose are distinguished by the palmate antlers of the males; other members of the family have antlers with a dendritic configuration...
.