Roquemaure, Quebec
Roquemaure | |
|---|---|
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM | |
| Coordinates: 48°36′N 79°24′W / 48.600°N 79.400°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Settled | 1933 |
| Constituted | January 1, 1952 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mathieu Guillemette |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Area | |
• Total | 153.97 km2 (59.45 sq mi) |
| • Land | 120.02 km2 (46.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 409 |
| • Density | 3.4/km2 (9/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) | 3.5% |
| • Dwellings | 215 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | roquemaure |
Roquemaure (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkmɔʁ]) is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest. It covers 120.02 km2 and had a population of 409 as of the 2021 Canadian census.
The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 1952. The name evokes the memory of Jean-Georges Dejean de Roquemaure, who was promoted to second lieutenant in 1723, captain in 1735, lieutenant-colonel in the Queen's regiment in 1755 and brigadier in 1759. Roquemaure is originally a place name from the south of France, derived from the Occitan ròca maura, francised as roque maure and meaning ‘rock’, ‘dark rock’ or ‘black’.