Rouyn-Noranda | |
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| Ville de Rouyn-Noranda | |
 Poisson vollant site with the Rouyn sector in the background | |
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| Motto(s): "Fierté, Solidarité, Savoir" ("Pride, Solidarity, Knowledge") | |
 Location in province of Quebec | |
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  Rouyn-Noranda Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates:48°14′N79°01′W / 48.233°N 79.017°W /48.233; -79.017[1][2] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | None |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Constituted | January 1, 2002 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Diane Dallaire |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Est /Rouyn- Noranda–Témiscamingue |
| Area | |
• City | 5,963.57 km2 (2,302.55 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 24.15 km2 (9.32 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• City | 42,313 |
| • Density | 7.1/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 25,515 |
| • Urban density | 1,056.5/km2 (2,736/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016-2021 |  0.0% |
| • Dwellings | 18,851 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 819/873 |
| Highways |  R-101  R-117 (TCH) R-391 R-393 |
| Website | www.ville. rouyn-noranda.qc.ca |
Rouyn-Noranda (French pronunciation:[ʁwɛ̃nɔʁɑ̃da];2021 population 42,313) is a city onOsisko Lake in theAbitibi-Témiscamingue region ofQuebec, Canada.
The city of Rouyn-Noranda is a coextensive with aterritory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) andcensus division (CD) ofQuebec of the same name. Their geographical code is 86.
The city of Rouyn (named forJean-Baptiste Rouyn, a captain in theRégiment Royal Roussillon ofLouis-Joseph de Montcalm)[6] appeared aftercopper was discovered in 1917. Noranda (a contraction of "North Canada") was created later around theHorne mine andfoundry. Both were officially constituted as cities in 1926, then merged in 1986.[citation needed]
Since 1966, Rouyn and Noranda constitute the capital of theAbitibi-Témiscamingue region. It is also the seat ofUniversité du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT) since 1983.[citation needed]
The population tends to increase or decrease dramatically depending on the economic situation. The city's population dropped by 5 per cent between the1996 and2001 census, before increasing slightly by 0.8 per cent for the2006 census. This more closely parallels the demographic patterns ofNorthern Ontario than those of Quebec during this period. Rouyn-Noranda also has other cultural affiliations with Northern Ontario, being the only municipality in Quebec that holds a membership in theFrancophone Association of Municipalities of Ontario.[citation needed]
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda was established on February 9, 1974, by Pope Paul VI, with Mgr. Jean-Guy Hamelin as its first bishop. It is part of the Metropolitan Province ofGatineau. Mgr. Dorylas Moreau was appointed as bishop on November 30, 2001, replacing Mgr. Hamelin. On September 15, 2003, a decree moved the cathedral from Saint-Michel-Archange Church to Saint-Joseph Church.[citation needed]
As part of the2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec, on January 1, 2002, the municipalities (including unorganized territories) of the formerRouyn-Noranda Regional County Municipality amalgamated into the new City of Rouyn-Noranda. These were: Arntfield,[7] Bellecombe, Beaudry, Cadillac, Cléricy, Cloutier, D'Alembert, Destor, Évain, Lac-Montanier, Lac-Surimau, McWatters, Mont-Brun, Montbeillard, Rapides-des-Cèdres, Rollet, and the former Rouyn-Noranda.[citation needed]
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Rouyn-Noranda had a population of42,313 living in19,282 of its20,874 total private dwellings, a change of-0% from its 2016 population of42,334. With a land area of 5,963.57 km2 (2,302.55 sq mi), it had a population density of7.1/km2 (18.4/sq mi) in 2021.[8] Immigrants from Africa have revived the town's population.[9]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 42,313 (+0.0% from 2016) | 42,334 (+3.2% from 2011) | 41,012 (+2.7% from 2006) |
| Land area | 5,963.57 km2 (2,302.55 sq mi) | 6,010.50 km2 (2,320.67 sq mi) | 6,010.50 km2 (2,320.67 sq mi) |
| Population density | 7.1/km2 (18/sq mi) | 7.0/km2 (18/sq mi) | 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Median age | 42 (M: 40.8, F: 43.2) | 41.9 (M: 40.8, F: 43.2) | 41.6 (M: 40.7, F: 42.5) |
| Private dwellings | 19,280 (total) | 18,851 (total) | 19,224 (total) |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $62,994 | $54,132 |
Native French speakers comprise about 95% of the city's population.
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec[13] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French | English | French & English | Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021 | 41,935 | 39,975 | 0.9% | 95.3% | 750 | 7.4% | 1.8% | 385 |  32.8% | 0.9% | 675 | 26.2% | 1.6% | |||||
2016 | 42,085 | 40,355 | 4.1% | 95.9% | 810 | 3.1% | 1.9% | 290 | 18.4% | 0.7% | 535 | 21.5% | 1.3% | |||||
2011 | 40,200 | 38,700 | 1.9% | 96.3% | 835 | 15.2% | 2.1% | 245 |  0.0% | 0.6% | 420 | 11.6% | 1.0% | |||||
2006 | 39,435 | 37,990 | 41.8% | 96.3% | 725 | 2.0% | 1.8% | 245 | 40.0% | 0.6% | 475 | 111.1% | 1.2% | |||||
2001 | 27,930 | 26,790 | 0.1% | 95.9% | 740 | 28.2% | 2.7% | 175 | 39.7% | 0.6% | 225 | 33.8% | 0.8% | |||||
1996 | 28,490 | 26,830 | n/a | 94.2% | 1,030 | n/a | 3.6% | 290 | n/a | 1.0% | 340 | n/a | 1.2% | |||||
| Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
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| French | 39,975 | 95.3% |
| English | 750 | 1.8% |
| Both English and French | 385 | 0.9% |
| French and a non-official language | 115 | 0.3% |
| Arabic | 210 | 0.5% |
| Spanish | 130 | 0.3% |
The unemployment rate of the region was 6.6% in 2016.[15]
Propair has its headquarters on the property ofRouyn-Noranda Airport.[16]
Glencore Copper Canada currently operates theHorne Smelter. The smelter is the world's largest processor of electronic scrap containing copper and precious metals. It opened in 1927 at the site of the Horne copper mine. The mine was closed in 1976, but the smelter remained in production.[17]
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue is based in Rouyn-Noranda, with campuses elsewhere such asVal-d'Or.[18]
Since 1982, the city has been host to the International Cinema Festival of Abitibi-Témiscamingue and since 2003, the host of the Emerging Music Festival in Abitibi-Témiscamingue.[citation needed]
Notable cultural figures from Rouyn-Noranda include singer-songwriterRichard Desjardins, actorsPaule Baillargeon,Anne Dorval andBruce Greenwood, and science fiction writerÉric Gauthier.[citation needed]
Rouyn-Noranda is known as "La Capitale Nationale du Cuivre" (or the National Copper Capital) for its extensive copper deposits and mining/smelting activities.[citation needed]
St. George Russian Orthodox Church of Rouyn is aRussian Orthodox Church, with traditional architecture. It was erected between 1955 and 1957 by the Russian community, at the time about twenty families. A guided tour explains the celebration of Mass and the history of immigrant communities and their role in local history. This distinctive church paints a vivid picture of the lives of the people who suffered through the First and Second World Wars and finally came to live in Canada.[citation needed]
TheRouyn-Noranda Huskies have played in theQuebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League since theSaint-Hyacinthe Laser relocated to the town in 1996. Rouyn-Noranda has produced a large number ofNHLers for its size including former NHL starsPierre Turgeon,Stephane Matteau,Sylvain Turgeon,Dale Tallon,Pit Martin,Jacques Laperrière,Jacques Cloutier,Dave Keon andKent Douglas, the last two both members of the 1967 Stanley Cup Champion Toronto Maple Leafs. Former NHL playersRéjean Houle,Éric Desjardins and the Bordeleau Brothers (Christian, Jean Paul and Paulin) also hail from the city. Rouyn-Noranda nativeMarc-André Cliche played in his first NHL game in 2010. Their most fierce rivals are theVal-d'Or Foreurs, which constitute the "Battle of the 117" since both cities are connected byRoute 117.[citation needed]
Federally, Rouyn-Noranda is part of theAbitibi—Témiscamingue riding. The MP isSébastien Lemire of theBloc Québécois.[citation needed]
Provincially, Rouyn-Noranda is part of theRouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue riding and theAbitibi-Est riding. The MNAs areDaniel Bernard andPierre Dufour of theCoalition Avenir Québec.[citation needed]
The city's mayor is Diane Dallaire.[when?][citation needed]
Rouyn-Noranda is also aterritory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) andcensus division (CD) ofQuebec, coextensive with the city of Rouyn-Noranda. Its geographical code is 86.[citation needed]
Rouyn-Noranda is the seat of thejudicial district of the same name.[19]
The city is served by theRouyn-Noranda Airport and has a smallpublic transit system of four bus routes serving the urban area.[citation needed]
The primary highways through the city are the north–southRoute 101 and the east–westRoute 117, which is part of theTrans-Canada Highway system.[citation needed]
TheUniversité du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT) began in 1970 in premises loaned by the Cégep as an extension of theUniversité du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), before obtaining its letters patent in 1983. Based at the Séminaire St-Michel, it moved into a new building with original architecture in 1996. It offers training in several fields, including education, civil engineering, multimedia creation, administration, social work and health at its three campuses in Rouyn-Noranda, Val-d'Or and Amos and at several other centres in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, as well as in Mont-Laurier and at the École de Technologie supérieure de Montréal, where it offers several programmes in multimedia creation. It also has two research institutes (mining and environment, forestry) and an agricultural research centre atNotre-Dame-du-Nord in Témiscamingue.[20]
TheCégep de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue (CEGEPAT), founded in 1967, serves an area of 65,143 km2, with its three regular education campuses in Rouyn-Noranda,Amos andVal-d'Or, and the continuing education centres inVille-Marie andLa Sarre.[21]
French High school education is provided in four public schools, École de la Grande-Ourse, École La Source, École Sacré-Coeur and École d'Iberville.
English High school education is provided in Noranda School.
Currently, English-language public education is provided by theWestern Québec School Board.
Almost all media in Rouyn-Noranda and the nearby city ofVal-d'Or serves both cities. Although the cities are far enough apart that radio and television stations in the area serve the cities from separate transmitters, almost every broadcast station in either city has arebroadcaster in the other city. The only nominal exceptions are the cities' separateÉnergie stations, although at present even these stations share the majority of their broadcast schedule.[citation needed]
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