Senneterre, Quebec (parish)
| Senneterre | |
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| Parish municipality | |
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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°15′W / 48.383°N 77.250°WCoordinates: 48°23′N 77°15′W / 48.383°N 77.250°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | La Vallée-de-l'Or |
| Settled | 1910s |
| Constituted | March 23, 1923 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jacline Rouleau |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Baie-James— Nunavik—Eeyou |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Est |
| Area | |
| • Total | 624.80 km2 (241.24 sq mi) |
| • Land | 569.23 km2 (219.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 301 m (988 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,218 |
| • Density | 2.1/km2 (5/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 2.7% |
| • Dwellings | 609 |
| 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.paroisse senneterre.qc.ca |
Senneterre is a parish municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality. The parish is mostly a rural municipality that almost completely surrounds the actual population centre of the neighbouring City of Senneterre.
The place is named after the geographic township of Senneterre, that in turn was named in honour of a captain of the Languedoc Regiment that fought under General Montcalm.
Population trend:
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 526 (total dwellings: 609)
Mother tongue:
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