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Landrienne, Quebec

Landrienne
Township municipality
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Location within Abitibi RCM.
Location within Abitibi RCM.
Landrienne is located in Western Quebec
Landrienne
Landrienne
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°33′N 77°57′W / 48.550°N 77.950°W / 48.550; -77.950Coordinates: 48°33′N 77°57′W / 48.550°N 77.950°W / 48.550; -77.950
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM Abitibi
Settled 1910s
Constituted July 15, 1918
Government
 • Mayor François Lemieux
 • Federal riding Abitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. riding Abitibi-Ouest
Area
 • Total 274.90 km2 (106.14 sq mi)
 • Land 276.83 km2 (106.88 sq mi)
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Population (2011)
 • Total 977
 • Density 3.5/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 0.9%
 • Dwellings 397
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0Y 1V0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 386
Website www.landrienne.com

Landrienne is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It is part of the census agglomeration of Amos.

Originally known as Saint-Barnabé-de-Landrienne, the place was named in honor of Jean-Marie Landriève Des Bordes (1712–1778), a French naval officer and Administrative Inspector.

The township had a population of 977 as of the Canada 2011 Census, and a land area of 276.83 square kilometres. Private dwellings occupied by usual residents are 379, out of 390 total dwellings. Mother tongues are:

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