Nédélec, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Nédélec is a township
in northwestern Quebec
, Canada
, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality
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On October 7, 1995, the unorganized territory of Roulier, named after Ulric Roulier who was priest at Nédélec in the mid-1930s, was added to the municipality.
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 163 (total dwellings: 178)
Mother tongue:
Township (Canada)
The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the county...
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....
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History
By 1895, a general store was supplying the many logging camps of the area. The first permanent settlers arrived in 1909, the same year the township and township municipality were formed. They were both named after Jean-Marie Nédélec (1834-1896) who was a missionary among the Algonquins of Lake Timiskaming and Lake Abitibi from 1867 to 1869 and from 1892 to 1896.On October 7, 1995, the unorganized territory of Roulier, named after Ulric Roulier who was priest at Nédélec in the mid-1930s, was added to the municipality.
Demographics
Population trend:- Population in 2006: 416 (2001 to 2006 population change: -3.0 %)
- Population in 2001: 429
- Population in 1996: 474
- Population in 1991: 524
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 163 (total dwellings: 178)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 7.2 %
- French as first language: 83.1 %
- English and French as first language: 2.4 %
- Other as first language: 7.2 %