Normandin, Quebec

Normandin is a city located on the west side of Lac Saint-Jean in the Canadian province of Quebec.

Normandin
City
Normandin Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°50′N 72°32′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM	Maria-Chapdelaine
Settled	1878
Constituted	March 10, 1979
Government [2]
• Mayor	Lucien Guillemette
• Federal riding	Lac-Saint-Jean
• Prov. riding	Roberval
Area [2][3]
• Total	216.20 km^2 (83.48 sq mi)
• Land	212.24 km^2 (81.95 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	3,137
• Density	14.8/km^2 (38/sq mi)
• Pop (2006–11)	2.6%
• Dwellings	1,414
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G8M
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Website	www.ville.normandin.qc.ca

Normandin is named after the surveyor Joseph-Laurent Normandin. Its history of European-Canadian settlement began in 1878 when the first pioneers arrived. Alphonse Laliberté was elected as Normandin's first mayor in 1890. In 1926, the village was set up as a municipality distinct from the township; the notary J.S.N. Turcotte occupied the function of first magistrate.

The city is the birthplace of radio talk show psychiatrist Pierre Mailloux. It is also the hometown (though not birthplace) of André Dédé Fortin, the late lead singer of Les Colocs.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

• Population in 2011: 3137 (2006 to 2011 population change: -2.6%)
• Population in 2006: 3220
• Population in 2001: 3524
• Population in 1996: 3873
• Population in 1991: 3957

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1368 (total dwellings: 1414)

Mother tongue:[5]

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 99.7%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0.3%

Notable people

• Gilles Bouchard (born 1971), Canadian ice hockey coach[6]
• Pierre Mailloux (born 1949), Canadian psychiatrist and radio host

References

1. Reference number 92753 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Normandin Archived 2015-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Normandin census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
5. "Normandin community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
6. "Gilles Bouchard". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2018-09-21.

External links

Media related to Normandin at Wikimedia Commons