L'Avenir, Quebec

L'Avenir
Municipality
Location within Drummond RCM.
L'Avenir Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°46′N 72°18′W / 45.767°N 72.300°WCoordinates: 45°46′N 72°18′W / 45.767°N 72.300°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Centre-du-Québec
RCM	Drummond
Constituted	December 23, 1976
Government[2][3]
• Mayor	Jean Parenteau
• Federal riding	Drummond
• Prov. riding	Johnson
Area[2][4]
• Total	99.10 km^2 (38.26 sq mi)
• Land	97.25 km^2 (37.55 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
• Total	1,202
• Density	12.4/km^2 (32/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	4.8%
• Dwellings	566
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0C 1B0
Area code(s)	819
Highways A-55	Route 143
Website	www.municipalite lavenir.qc.ca

L'Avenir is a municipality located in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,202.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:^[5]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2011	1,202	4.8%
2006	1,262	1.2%
2001	1,277	0.2%
1996	1,274	9.5%
1991	1,164	N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)^[6]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	1,205	96.02%
English only	20	1.59%
Both English and French	0	0.00%
Other languages	30	2.39%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 34813 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: L'Avenir
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: DRUMMOND (Quebec)
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: L'Avenir, Quebec
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
6. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: L'Avenir, Quebec

External links

• Media related to L'Avenir (Québec) at Wikimedia Commons