Rouyn-Noranda
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Rouyn-Noranda (Script error: No such module "IPA".; 2021 population 42,313) is a city on Osisko Lake in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada.
The city of Rouyn-Noranda is coextensive with a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census division (CD) of Quebec of the same name. Their geographical code is 86.
History
The city of Rouyn (named for Jean-Baptiste Rouyn, a captain in the Régiment Royal Roussillon of Louis-Joseph de Montcalm)[1] appeared after copper was discovered in 1917. Noranda (a contraction of "North Canada") was created later around the Horne mine and foundry. Both were officially constituted as cities in 1926, then merged in 1986.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Since 1966, Rouyn and Noranda constitute the capital of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region. It is also the seat of Script error: No such module "Lang". (UQAT) since 1983.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The population tends to increase or decrease dramatically depending on the economic situation. The city's population dropped by 5 per cent between the 1996 and 2001 census, before increasing slightly by 0.8 per cent for the 2006 census. This more closely parallels the demographic patterns of Northern 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 the Francophone Association of Municipalities of Ontario.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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 of Gatineau. 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Geography
As part of the 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec, on January 1, 2002, the municipalities (including unorganized territories) of the former Rouyn-Noranda Regional County Municipality amalgamated into the new City of Rouyn-Noranda. These were: Arntfield,[2] 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Climate
Rouyn-Noranda has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb).
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Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rouyn-Noranda had a population of Script error: No such module "val". living in Script error: No such module "val". of its Script error: No such module "val". total private dwellings, a change of Script error: No such module "Percentage". from its 2016 population of Script error: No such module "val".. With a land area of Script error: No such module "convert"., it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021.[3] Immigrants from Africa have revived the town's population.[4]
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Native French speakers comprise about 95% of the city's population.
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2021 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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41,935 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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39,975 | Decrease 0.9% | 95.3% | 750 | Decrease 7.4% | 1.8% | 385 | Increase 32.8% | 0.9% | 675 | Increase 26.2% | 1.6% | |||||
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42,085 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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40,355 | Increase 4.1% | 95.9% | 810 | Decrease 3.1% | 1.9% | 290 | Increase 18.4% | 0.7% | 535 | Increase 21.5% | 1.3% | |||||
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40,200 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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38,700 | Increase 1.9% | 96.3% | 835 | Increase 15.2% | 2.1% | 245 | Steady 0.0% | 0.6% | 420 | Decrease 11.6% | 1.0% | |||||
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39,435 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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37,990 | Increase 41.8% | 96.3% | 725 | Decrease 2.0% | 1.8% | 245 | Increase 40.0% | 0.6% | 475 | Increase 111.1% | 1.2% | |||||
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26,790 | Decrease 0.1% | 95.9% | 740 | Decrease 28.2% | 2.7% | 175 | Decrease 39.7% | 0.6% | 225 | Decrease 33.8% | 0.8% | |||||
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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% |
Economy
The unemployment rate of the region was 6.6% in 2016.[7]
Propair has its headquarters on the property of Rouyn-Noranda Airport.[8]
Glencore Copper Canada currently operates the Horne 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.[9]
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Arts and culture
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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Notable cultural figures from Rouyn-Noranda include singer-songwriter Richard Desjardins, actors Paule Baillargeon, Anne Dorval and Bruce Greenwood, and science fiction writer Éric Gauthier.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Rouyn-Noranda is known as "La Capitale Nationale du Cuivre" (or the National Copper Capital) for its extensive copper deposits and mining/smelting activities.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Attractions
St. George Russian Orthodox Church of Rouyn is a Russian 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Sports
The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies have played in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League since the Saint-Hyacinthe Laser relocated to the town in 1996. Rouyn-Noranda has produced a large number of NHLers for its size including former NHL stars Pierre Turgeon, Stephane Matteau, Sylvain Turgeon, Dale Tallon, Pit Martin, Jacques Laperrière, Jacques Cloutier, Dave Keon and Kent Douglas, the last two both members of the 1967 Stanley Cup Champion Toronto Maple Leafs. Former NHL players Réjean Houle, Éric Desjardins and the Bordeleau Brothers (Christian, Jean Paul and Paulin) also hail from the city. Rouyn-Noranda native Marc-André Cliche played in his first NHL game in 2010. Their most fierce rivals are the Val-d'Or Foreurs, which constitute the "Battle of the 117" since both cities are connected by Route 117.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Government
Federally, Rouyn-Noranda is part of the Abitibi—Témiscamingue riding. The MP is Sébastien Lemire of the Bloc Québécois.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Provincially, Rouyn-Noranda is part of the Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue riding and the Abitibi-Est riding. The MNAs are Daniel Bernard and Pierre Dufour of the Coalition Avenir Québec.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The city's mayor is Gilles Chapadeau.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Rouyn-Noranda is also a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census division (CD) of Quebec, coextensive with the city of Rouyn-Noranda. Its geographical code is 86.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Rouyn-Noranda is the seat of the judicial district of the same name.[11]
Infrastructure
The city is served by the Rouyn-Noranda Airport and has a small public transit system of four bus routes serving the urban area.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The primary highways through the city are the north–south Route 101 and the east–west Route 117, which is part of the Trans-Canada Highway system.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Education
University
The Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT) began in 1970 in premises loaned by the Cégep as an extension of the Université 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 at Notre-Dame-du-Nord in Témiscamingue.[12]
College
The Cégep 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 and Val-d'Or, and the continuing education centres in Ville-Marie and La Sarre.[13]
Secondary
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.
English language education
Currently, English-language public education is provided by the Western Québec School Board.
Media
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Almost all media in Rouyn-Noranda and the nearby city of Val-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 a rebroadcaster in the other city. The only nominal exceptions are the cities' separate Énergie stations, although at present even these stations share the majority of their broadcast schedule.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Sister cities
Rouyn-Noranda has not yet established a twinning agreement with any city.
Notable people
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See also
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- List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec
- Category:People from Rouyn-Noranda
- Category:Sportspeople from Rouyn-Noranda
References and notes
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- ↑ 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
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- ↑ "Contact Us Template:Webarchive." Propair. Retrieved on November 4, 2010. "Rouyn-Noranda Headquarters 30, rue Pronovost Rouyn-Noranda airport Rouyn-Noranda (Québec) J9X 5B7 CA ." Address in French Template:Webarchive: "Rouyn-Noranda Siège social 30, rue Pronovost Aéroport de Rouyn-Noranda Rouyn-Noranda (Québec) J9X 5B7 CA "
- ↑ Horne Smelter, Glencore Canada
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- ↑ https://www.cegepat.qc.ca/
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Sources
- Gourd, Benoit-Beaudry. "Rouyn-Noranda", in The Canadian Encyclopedia, Volume 3. Edmonton: Hurtig Publishing, 1988.
Further reading
- Rodrigue, Patrick. "Rouyn-Noranda, la Mecque du rock 'n' roll" & "Un Musée du rock 'n' roll pourrait naître à Rouyn-Noranda", Abitibi-Express, vol. 1, no 44 (31 mai 2011), p. 4. N.B.: Paired ill. articles, each individually titled and separately accessible also on the newspaper's Internet site, describing Rouyn-Noranda as one of the two contrasting poles, the other being Montréal, of popular music in Québec.
External links
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