Fugèreville

47°24′N 79°12′W / 47.400°N 79.200°W / 47.400; -79.200^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionAbitibi-TémiscamingueRCMTémiscamingueSettled1902ConstitutedFebruary 5, 1904Government • MayorAndré Pâquet • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue • Prov. ridingRouyn-Noranda–TémiscamingueArea • Total169.15 km² (65.31 sq mi) • Land157.12 km² (60.66 sq mi)Population • Total326 • Density2.1/km² (5/sq mi) • Pop (2016–21) 0% • Dwellings213Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)Postal code(s)Area code819Websitemunicipalites-du-quebec.ca/fugereville/index.php

Fugèreville is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.

While logging began in the 1880s, settlement of the area began in 1902, then called Stopping Place and later Pont-Rouge. In 1904, it was incorporated as the United Township Municipality of Laverlochère-et-Baby, after the geographic townships in which it is located, in turn named in honour of Jean-Nicolas Laverlochère and Louis François Georges Baby.^[1][4]

In 1912, the Parish of Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel was founded, with Joseph-Armand Fugère as the first parish priest, and in 1914, its post office opened. In 1921, it changed statutes and name to become the Municipality of Fugerville, named after its first priest. In 1969, the spelling was adjusted to Fugèreville.^[1][5]

Historical census populations – Fugèreville

Year Pop. ±% 1921 467 —     1931 670 +43.5% 1941 681 +1.6% 1951 738 +8.4% 1956 823 +11.5% 1961 812 −1.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1966 843 +3.8% 1971 660 −21.7% 1976 490 −25.8% 1981 455 −7.1% 1986 420 −7.7% 1991 398 −5.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1996 376 −5.5% 2001 345 −8.2% 2006 301 −12.8% 2011 329 +9.3% 2016 326 −0.9% 2021 326 +0.0%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada[3][9]

Mother tongue (2021):^[3]

• English as first language: 3.0%
• French as first language: 90.9%
• English and French as first language: 1.5%
• Other as first language: 4.5%

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