Colombier, Quebec

Colombier
—  Municipality  —
Colombier
Coordinates: 48°52′N 68°51′W / 48.867°N 68.85°W / 48.867; -68.85Coordinates: 48°52′N 68°51′W / 48.867°N 68.85°W / 48.867; -68.85
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Côte-Nord
Regional county	La Haute-Côte-Nord
Settled
Formed	January 1, 1946
Government[1]
– Mayor	Jean-Claude Degrace
– Federal riding	Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord
– Prov. riding	René-Lévesque
Area[2]
– Land	365.76 km2 (141.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
– Total	817
– Density	2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	G0H 1P0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Website	www.municipalite. colombier.qc.ca

Colombier is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Côte-Nord region and the regional county municipality of La Haute-Côte-Nord. It is located along Route 138, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south-west of Baie-Comeau.

It includes the population centres of (Sainte-Thérèse-de-) Colombier, Les Îlets-Jérémie, and Saint-Marc-de-Latour.

History

While some logging took place in the middle of the 19th century, real impetus to its development was due to the economic crisis of the 1930s, when government authorities encouraged resettlement of the unemployed by opening the area for agriculture. In 1932, Saint-Marc-de-Latour was formed with the construction of a sawmill. In 1935, the Parish of Sainte-Thérèse-des-Colombiers was formed. Also that year, pioneers set up 20 camps and built the road along the Saint Lawrence River. In 1937, the post office opened, then designated as Rivière-Colombier, named after the Colombier River, a tributary of the St. Lawrence that flows through the municipality.^[3][4]

In 1946, the Municipality of Colombier was formed, named after the river, which in turn was named after Charles-Roger des Colombiers (1628-1687), fur trader, citizen and alderman of Quebec, who had been granted a fief in that territory in 1677.^[4]

Demographics

Population trend:^[5]

• Population in 2006: 817 (2001 to 2006 population change: −8.2 %)
• Population in 2001: 890
• Population in 1996: 947
• Population in 1991: 973

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 345 (total dwellings: 390)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 1.8 %
• French as first language: 96.3 %
• English and French as first language: 0 %
• Other as first language: 1.8 %

References

1. ^ Ministère des Affaires Municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Colombier
2. ^ ^{a b} "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data". Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. 2007-03-13. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2495050&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=Colombier&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2007-07-20. 
3. ^ "Municipalité de Colombier" (in French). http://municipalite.colombier.qc.ca/. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Colombier (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/CT/toposweb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=14570. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 
5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

External links

• (French) Municipalité de Colombier