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Namur, Quebec

Namur, Quebec
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nameNamur
settlement_typeMunicipality
image_skylineNamur QC 2.JPG
image_captionLake in Namur
flag_size100x67px
shield_size100x80px
image_mapNamur Quebec location diagram.png
map_captionLocation within Papineau RCM
pushpin_mapCanada Western Quebec
pushpin_map_captionLocation in western Quebec
coordinates
coordinates_footnotes
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Quebec
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Outaouais
subdivision_type3RCM
subdivision_name3Papineau
established_titleSettled
established_date1865
established_title1Constituted
established_date1January 1, 1964
government_footnotes
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameGilbert Dardel
leader_title1Federal riding
leader_name1Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation
leader_title2Prov. riding
leader_name2Papineau
area_footnotes
area_total_km258.10
area_land_km256.17
population_footnotes
population_total633
population_as_of2021
population_density_km211.3
population_blank1_titlePop 2016-2021
population_blank110.7%
population_blank2_titleDwellings
population_blank2381
timezoneEST
utc_offset−5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST−4
postal_code_typePostal code(s)
postal_codeJ0V 1N0
area_code819
blank_nameHighways
blank_info
website
Namur town hall

Namur () is a town and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Papineau Regional County Municipality. It is nicknamed "la Nouvelle Belgique" (New Belgium).

The vast majority of the local population lives off the timber industry, which is marked by the Loggers Summer Festival. Furthermore, the area's excellent fishing and hunting opportunities attract many tourists annually.

History

The first settlers arrived in the area in 1865, the majority originating from the Belgian Province of Namur and mostly Presbyterian Walloons; their family names were Edain, Frison, Pinon, Roquet, Fluhamann, and Van Vanious. In 1874, the Namur Post Office opened.

From 1886 onward, the area was known as the United Township Municipality of Suffolk-et-Addington. Piece by piece, portions of this united township were detached to form new municipalities: Vinoy in 1920 (since 1996 part of Chénéville), Lac-des-Plages in 1950, and finally Namur in 1964.

Demographics

|1986 |479 |1991 |512 |1996 |543 |2001 |532 |2006 |487 |2011 |596 |2016 |572 |2021 |633

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 8.8%
  • French as first language: 89.6%
  • English and French as first language: 1.6%
  • Other as first language: 0.8%

Education

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:

  • Laurentian Regional High School in Lachute

References

References

  1. "Namur (Municipalité)". Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "[https://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/184%20-%20LAURENTIAN%20REGIONAL%20HS.pdf LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE] {{Webarchive. link. (2010-12-14 ." [[Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board]]. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.)
  3. (9 February 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Namur, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec".
  4. {{mamrot. 80110
  5. {{toponymie. 43342
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