Normétal

Normétal
Municipality

Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.

Normétal

Location in western Quebec.

Coordinates: 49°00′N 79°22′W / 49.000°N 79.367°W / 49.000; -79.367Coordinates: 49°00′N 79°22′W / 49.000°N 79.367°W / 49.000; -79.367[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM Abitibi-Ouest
Settled 1925
Constituted January 1, 1945
Government[2]
 • Mayor Jocelyn Trottier
 • Federal riding Abitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. riding Abitibi-Ouest
Area[2][3]
 • Total 54.90 km2 (21.20 sq mi)
 • Land 57.30 km2 (22.12 sq mi)
  There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 856
 • Density 14.9/km2 (39/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 3.4%
 • Dwellings 397
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0Z 3A0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 111
Website www.normetal.ao.ca

Normétal is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It had a population of 856 in the Canada 2011 Census.

History

In 1923, zinc and copper was discovered near the Calamité River and two years later, the Abana Mine Company obtained the mining rights. The new settlement, formed by families from Saint-Eustache, Portneuf, Bellechasse and the Mauricie, was therefore first called Abana. In 1931, the Normetal Mining Corporation acquired the mine and brought it to full operation six years later. In 1939, the railway and road to Dupuy was completed. In 1945, the place was incorporated, taking the name of the mining corporation whose name in turn is a portmanteau for "northern" and "metal".[1][4]

In 1949, street lighting was installed in Normétal. In 1950, the mining corporation came under control of Noranda (which became Falconbridge Ltd. and bought by Xstrata in 2006). In 1956, the mine had a peak production of 900 tons of ore per day and employed over 600 persons. In 1961, the town reached a population of 2519, its largest number of residents. But in 1975, after reaching a depth of 8,000 feet (2,400 m), the copper mine closed, resulting in a large exodus of people from the community with many going to the mines of Matagami and Joutel that had just opened. By the following year, the population had dropped to 1455.[1][4][5]

The Normetmar Mine closed in 1990. In 2005, work began on rehabilitation of the mine site by removing the tailings and planting vegetation.[4][5]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Normétal, Quebec community profile
2011 2006 2001
Population: 856 (-3.4% from 2006) 886 (-13.1% from 2001) 1,019 (-9.7% from 1996)
Land area: 57.30 km2 (22.12 sq mi) 57.06 km2 (22.03 sq mi) 57.06 km2 (22.03 sq mi)
Population density: 14.9/km2 (39/sq mi) 15.5/km2 (40/sq mi) 17.9/km2 (46/sq mi)
Median age: 45.6 (M: 45.5, F: 45.8) 42.2 (M: 41.2, F: 43.2) 37.3 (M: 37.2, F: 37.4)
Total private dwellings: 397 431 448
Median household income: $29,265 $31,800 $29,828
References: 2011[3] 2006[6] 2001[7]
Historical Census Data - Normétal, Quebec[8]
YearPop.±%
1986 1,231—    
1991 1,193−3.1%
YearPop.±%
1996 1,129−5.4%
2001 1,019−9.7%
YearPop.±%
2006 886−13.1%
2011 856−3.4%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Normétal, Quebec[8]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
855
 850 Decrease 1.2% 99.42% 5 Decrease 50.0% 0.58% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00%
2006
885
 860 Decrease 13.1% 97.18% 10 Increase n/a% 1.13% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 15 Decrease 40.0% 1.69%
2001
1,015
 990 Decrease 12.4% 97.54% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 25 Increase n/a% 2.46%
1996
1,140
 1,130 n/a 99.12% 10 n/a 0.88% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

Municipal council

List of mayors

The former mayors of Normétal were:[9]

  • Albert Lafond 1945–47
  • Georges Barré 1947–55
  • Roméo Morin 1955–56
  • Lucien Trottier 1956–61
  • Lionel Mayer 1961–63
  • Samuel Petitclerc 1963–65, 1975–76
  • Régis Comeau 1965–68
  • Philippe Doire 1968–75
  • Réal Gamache 1976–81
  • Maurice Moisan 1981
  • André Rivest 1981
  • Normand Beaupré 1981–2005
  • Daniel Therrien 2005–07
  • Jean Bergeron 2007–2010
  • Louise Quesnel 2010–

Culture

The town of Normétal is the set up of an award winning movie,[10] La Donation from filmmaker Bernard Émond (2009), in which a family medicine physician from Montréal takes over the practice of an aging physician in need of respite.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Normétal (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  2. 1 2 "Normétal". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  3. 1 2 3 "Normétal census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  4. 1 2 3 "Histoire de Normétal" (in French). Municipalité de Normétal. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  5. 1 2 "Bienvenue à Normétal" (in French). Municipalité de Normétal. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  6. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  7. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  8. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  9. ↑ "Maires de 1945 à aujourd'hui" (in French). Municipalité de Normétal. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  10. ↑ http://filmsquebec.over-blog.com/article-donation--la---film-de-bernard-emond-37226612.html


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Baie-James
Saint-Lambert Clermont
   Normétal  
Saint-Lambert, Clermont


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