Normandin, Quebec

Normandin
—  City  —
Normandin
Coordinates: 48°50′N 72°32′W / 48.833°N 72.533°W / 48.833; -72.533Coordinates: 48°50′N 72°32′W / 48.833°N 72.533°W / 48.833; -72.533
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Regional county	Maria-Chapdelaine
Settled	1878
Formed	March 10, 1979
Government[1]
– Mayor	Lucien Guillemette
– Federal riding	Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
– Prov. riding	Roberval
Area[2]
– Land	212.24 km2 (81.9 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
– Total	3,220
– Density	15.2/km2 (39.4/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	G8M
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Website	www.ville.normandin.qc.ca

Normandin is a city located on the west side of Lac Saint-Jean in the Canadian province of Quebec.

Normandin is name after the surveyor Joseph-Laurent Normandin. Its history of European-Canadian settlement began in 1878 when the first pioneers arrived. Alphonse Laliberté was elected as Normandin's first mayor in 1890. In 1926, the village was set up as a municipality distinct from the township; the notary J.S.N. Turcotte occupied the function of first magistrate.

The city is the birthplace of André Dédé Fortin (the late lead singer of Les Colocs), TV reporter Michel Laprise, and radio talk show psychiatrist Pierre Mailloux.

Demographics

Population trend:^[3]

• Population in 2006: 3220 (2001 to 2006 population change: -8.6 %)
• Population in 2001: 3524
• Population in 1996: 3873
• Population in 1991: 3957

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1356 (total dwellings: 1398)

Mother tongue:^[2]

• English as first language: 0 %
• French as first language: 99.7 %
• English and French as first language: 0 %
• Other as first language: 0.3 %

References

1. ^ Ministère des Affaires Municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Normandin
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Normandin community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2492040&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=Normandin&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2010-11-24. 
3. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

External links

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