Senneterre, Quebec
| Senneterre | |
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| Motto: Saine terre attire ("Healthy land attracts") |
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_Quebec_location_diagram.png) Location within La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM. |
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 Senneterre
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| Coordinates: 48°23′N 77°14′W / 48.383°N 77.233°WCoordinates: 48°23′N 77°14′W / 48.383°N 77.233°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | La Vallée-de-l'Or |
| Settled | 1904 |
| Constituted | June 13, 1919 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Maurice Matte |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Baie-James— Nunavik—Eeyou |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Est |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16,323.70 km2 (6,302.62 sq mi) |
| • Land | 14,892.00 km2 (5,749.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,953 |
| • Density | 0.2/km2 (0.5/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 1.3% |
| • Dwellings | 1,418 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0Y 2M0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Highways |
 Route 113 Route 386
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| Website | www senneterre |
Senneterre is a town in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of northwestern Quebec, Canada. It is in the Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality. The town's territory includes a vast undeveloped area stretching from the Bell River to the Mauricie region. The town centre itself (48°23′30″N 77°14′20″W / 48.39167°N 77.23889°W) is about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Val-d'Or on the banks of the Bell River, at the intersection of the Canadian National Railway and Quebec Route 113.
There are three schools in this city: St-Paul elementary school, Chanoine-Delisle elementary school and La Concorde High school. This town centre is mainly surrounded by Parent Lake and Tiblemont Lake. The main street of this city is called 10th Avenue. The arena is named Centre sportif André Dubé. The economy of this city is mainly based on wood exploitation.
While the site first served as a trading post, real colonization began in 1904 when the first permanent settlers arrived. It was first identified as Rivière-Nottaway, then Rivière-Bell. Over the next 10 years, there were only a few residents who were joined by people fleeing conscription. Between 1911 and 1913 when the National Transcontinental Railway was being constructed, the area was surveyed and the geographic township of Senneterre was formed, named in honour of a captain of the Languedoc Regiment that fought in the Battle of Sainte-Foy.
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