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Ville-Marie, Quebec

Coordinates: 47°20′N 79°26′W / 47.333°N 79.433°W / 47.333; -79.433
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This article is about the town in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. For the city in Quebec formerly known as Ville-Marie, see Montreal. For the Montreal borough, see Ville-Marie, Montreal. For other topics, see Ville-Marie (disambiguation).

Ville-Marie
City
Motto(s): 
"Berceau du Témiscamingue"
(French for, "Cradle of Témiscamingue")
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
Ville-Marie is located in Western Quebec
Ville-Marie
Ville-Marie
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 47°20′N 79°26′W / 47.333°N 79.433°W / 47.333; -79.433[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMTémiscamingue
Settled1870s
ConstitutedOctober 13, 1897
Government
[2]
 • MayorMartin Lefebvre
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingRouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
12.57 km2 (4.85 sq mi)
 • Land5.83 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
2,464
 • Density422.4/km2 (1,094/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016–21)
Decrease 4.6%
 • Dwellings
1,264
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J9V 1A1
Area code819
Websitehttps://www.villevillemarie.org

Ville-Marie (French pronunciation: [vil maʁi]) is a town on Lake Temiscaming in western Quebec, Canada. It is the largest city and seat of the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. As one of the oldest towns in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, it is considered the cradle of north-western Quebec and nicknamed "Pearl of Témiscamingue".[1]

CKVM-FM broadcasts from Ville-Marie. The town is home to the Junior "A" Ville-Marie Pirates of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League.

History

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Already in 1679, the place functioned as a trading post between the French and indigenous Algonquians. In 1720, the North West Company opened a trading post and built a store in 1785, which came into the hands of the Hudson's Bay Company in 1821 when the two companies merged. In 1836, a mission was established, followed in 1863, by a mission founded by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, who gave it the name "Ville-Marie".[1]

Originally the area was called Kelly Bay in honour of its first settler, James Kelly, who lived as a hermit. In 1874, Oblate missionary Joseph Moffet (1852–1932) cleared some land and moved to Kelly Bay that came to be known as Baie-des-Pères (Bay of Fathers). In 1883, he was joined by a group of settlers from Nicolet. In 1886, the Parish of Notre-Dame-du-Saint-Rosaire-de-Ville-Marie was founded, and in 1891, the Baie-des-Père Post Office opened. The Village Municipality of Ville-Marie was incorporated in 1897 and the following year the post office was renamed to match the village's name.[1] In 1899, the HBC post closed.

On December 22, 1962, the Village Municipality of Ville-Marie became the Town of Ville-Marie.

Ville-Marie is the seat of the judicial district of Témiscamingue.[4]

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ville-Marie had a population of 2,464 living in 1,185 of its 1,264 total private dwellings, a change of -4.6% from its 2016 population of 2,584. With a land area of 5.83 km2 (2.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 422.6/km2 (1,094.6/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Population trend:

Historical census populations – Ville-Marie, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1901 502—    
1911 850+69.3%
1921 840−1.2%
1931 1,049+24.9%
1941 1,001−4.6%
1951 1,316+31.5%
1956 1,409+7.1%
YearPop.±%
1961 1,710+21.4%
1966 1,962+14.7%
1971 1,995+1.7%
1976 2,300+15.3%
1981 2,651+15.3%
1986 2,621−1.1%
1991 2,581−1.5%
YearPop.±%
1996 2,855+10.6%
2001 2,770−3.0%
2006 2,696−2.7%
2011 2,595−3.7%
2016 2,584−0.4%
2021 2,464−4.6%
Source: Statistics Canada[5]

Languages

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Mother tongue (2021):[3]

  • English as first language: 1.3%
  • French as first language: 95.8%
  • English and French as first language: 0.6%
  • Other as first language: 1.7%

Climate

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Ville-Marie presents a typical continental climate, with frigid winters alongside warm and humid summers. It benefits from the lake's influence in winter, when temperatures are significantly higher than in other towns further from the lake. It still holds the record for the hottest day in Quebec with a temperature of 40 °C or 104 °F on July 6, 1921.

Climate data for Ville-Marie, Quebec
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 11.7
(53.1) 		12.0
(53.6) 		22.2
(72.0) 		30.6
(87.1) 		35.6
(96.1) 		37.8
(100.0) 		40.0
(104.0) 		36.7
(98.1) 		33.3
(91.9) 		28.9
(84.0) 		23.3
(73.9) 		16.0
(60.8) 		40.0
(104.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −8.9
(16.0) 		−6.9
(19.6) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		8.6
(47.5) 		17.2
(63.0) 		22.0
(71.6) 		24.5
(76.1) 		23.0
(73.4) 		17.2
(63.0) 		10.2
(50.4) 		1.8
(35.2) 		−5.2
(22.6) 		8.6
(47.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −15.2
(4.6) 		−13.5
(7.7) 		−6.5
(20.3) 		2.6
(36.7) 		10.4
(50.7) 		15.5
(59.9) 		18.2
(64.8) 		17.0
(62.6) 		11.9
(53.4) 		5.7
(42.3) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		−10.5
(13.1) 		2.8
(37.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −21.4
(−6.5) 		−20.1
(−4.2) 		−12.6
(9.3) 		−3.5
(25.7) 		3.5
(38.3) 		8.9
(48.0) 		11.9
(53.4) 		11.0
(51.8) 		6.6
(43.9) 		1.2
(34.2) 		−5.8
(21.6) 		−15.7
(3.7) 		−3.0
(26.6)
Record low °C (°F) −50.0
(−58.0) 		−50.0
(−58.0) 		−41.1
(−42.0) 		−28.3
(−18.9) 		−17.8
(0.0) 		−4.4
(24.1) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		−6.0
(21.2) 		−15.0
(5.0) 		−36.7
(−34.1) 		−43.9
(−47.0) 		−50.0
(−58.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 51.1
(2.01) 		37.2
(1.46) 		51.8
(2.04) 		59.7
(2.35) 		74.1
(2.92) 		87.1
(3.43) 		87.1
(3.43) 		88.0
(3.46) 		87.5
(3.44) 		78.4
(3.09) 		64.3
(2.53) 		53.2
(2.09) 		819.5
(32.26)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 41.2
(16.2) 		33.1
(13.0) 		33.1
(13.0) 		13.0
(5.1) 		0.2
(0.1) 		0.1
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.1
(0.0) 		3.5
(1.4) 		27.1
(10.7) 		43.2
(17.0) 		194.6
(76.6)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 80.5 121.5 143.3 170.8 225.9 245.9 261.5 228.9 143.8 103.4 61.8 65.5 1,852.9
Source: [6]

Economy

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The main components of the local economy are agriculture, forestry, hydro-electricity, outdoor tourism (hunting and sport fishing).[1]

Local government

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List of former mayors:

  • Sylvain Trudel (...–2009)
  • Bernard Flébus (2009–2017)
  • Michel Roy (2017–2021)
  • Martin Lefebvre (2021–present)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Ville-Marie (Ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 85025". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b c d "Ville-Marie census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  4. ^ Territorial Division Act. Revised Statutes of Quebec D-11.
  5. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census, 2016 census, 2021 census, and Population and dwelling count amendments Archived 2015-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Ville Marie, Quebec". Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000. Environment Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
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