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Belleterre, Quebec

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Country
  
Canada

RCM
  
Témiscamingue

Time zone
  
EST (UTC−5)

Area
  
604.1 km²

Province
  
Québec

Region
  
Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Constituted
  
May 13, 1942

Postal code(s)
  
J0Z 1L0

Population
  
298 (2011)

Area code
  
819

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Belleterre is a ville in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the MRC de Témiscamingue.

Contents

Map of Belleterre, QC, Canada

History

In 1930, prospector William Logan discovered gold near Mud Lake (now called Lake Guillet). This led to the establishment of the Belleterre Gold Mines Company in 1935, and the formation of the Belleterre community at nearby Sables Lake to house the miners and their families. In 1942, the place was incorporated as a town and at its peak had some 2000 residents. But by 1957, the mine was depleted and closed.

Demographics

Population trend:

  • Population in 2011: 298 (2006 to 2011 population change: -14.9 %)
  • Population in 2006: 350
  • Population in 2001: 381
  • Population in 1996: 395
  • Population in 1991: 418

    • Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 135 (total dwellings: 212)

    Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 100%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

    • References

    Belleterre, Quebec Wikipedia
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