- Aumond, Quebec
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Aumond
nickname = Sainte-Famille-d'Aumond
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =Canada
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 =Quebec
subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_name2 = Outaouais
established_title =
established_date =
established_title2 = Incorporation
established_date2 = December 12, 1877
government_type = Township Municipality
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Jean Giasson
area_total_km2 = 215.12
area_land_km2 = 214.28
area_water_km2 =
area_footnotes = [Total area: [http://www.mamr.gouv.qc.ca/cgi-bin/repert1.pl?region=&mrc=&geo=83090&muni= Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions]
Land area:Statistics Canada ]
population_as_of= 2006
population_footnotes = [Statistics Canada 2006 Census]
population_total = 775
population_density_km2 = 3.6
timezone = EST
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
postal_code_type = Postal Code
postal_code = J0W 1W0
latd = 46 | latm = 30 | lats = | latNS = N
longd = 75 | longm = 50 | longs = | longEW = W
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footnotes =Aumond is a township in the Canadian province of
Quebec , located within La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality.The township is named after Colonel
Joseph-Ignace Aumond (1810-1879), a native of l'Assomption, who was one of the major timber merchants of the Ottawa Valley in the nineteenth century. His operations were particularly along the Gatineau, and even went as far asLake Timiskaming .cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/carto.asp?Speci=2661&Latitude=46,5&Longitude=-75,83334&Zoom=1700 |title=Aumond (Canton) |accessdate=2008-08-13 |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |language=French]Geography
The township is on the eastern shores of the
Gatineau River along Route 107. The topography of the township is fairly rough, rising from m to ft|203|precision=0 above sea level, near the hamlet of Val-Émard, to m to ft|375|precision=0.History
The history of Aumond dates back to mid-nineteenth century. In 1861, the Aumond Township was proclaimed, and in 1877 the township municipality was formed.cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/carto.asp?Speci=2664&Latitude=46,46667&Longitude=-75,9&Zoom=1700 |title=Aumond (Municipalité de canton) |accessdate=2008-08-13 |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |language=French]
In 1862, Oblate priests built the first
sawmill on the Joseph River, a tributary of the Gatineau River, in order to saw wood from the rich surrounding forests. A few months later, they built a flour mill adjacent to the first mill. At the outset, these mills were powered by awater wheel which was replaced at the beginning of the twentieth century, by aturbine that, from 1929 onwards, also provided electricity to the villagers. Destroyed by flames, these mills were rebuilt and remained active until 1989.cite web |url=http://www.mrcvg.qc.ca/textes/mun-aumond.shtml |title=Aumond |publisher=MRC de La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau |accessdate=2008-08-13 |language=French]Today, the municipality of Aumond revives its history by the redevelopment of the "Moulin des Pères" site in the heart of the village.
Demographics
Population: [Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census]
* Population in 2006: 775
* Population in 2001: 658
** 2001 to 2006 population change: 17.8 %
* Population in 1996: 592
* Population in 1991: 594Total private dwellings (excluding seasonal cottages): 344
Languages:
* English as first language: 6.4 %
* French as first language: 92.3 %
* Other as first language: 1.3 %References
Geographic Location (8-way)
Centre = Aumond
North = Grand-Remous
Northeast =
East = Mont-Laurier
Southeast =
South = Déléage
Southwest = Egan-Sud
West = Bois-Franc
Northwest =
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