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{{About||the city in Quebec formerly known as Ville-Marie|Montreal|the Montreal borough|Ville-Marie, Montreal}}
{{About|the town in Abitibi-Témiscamingue|the city in Quebec formerly known as Ville-Marie|Montreal|the Montreal borough|Ville-Marie, Montreal|other topics|Ville-Marie (disambiguation)}}
{{use Canadian English|date=April 2019}}

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| subdivision_type3 = [[Regional county municipality|RCM]]
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| established_title1 = Constituted
| established_title1 = Constituted
| established_date1 = October 13, 1897
| established_date1 = October 13, 1897
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| population_total = 2595
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| population_blank2_title = Dwellings
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| population_density_km2= 424.8
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| area_code = [[Area code 819|819]]
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'''Ville-Marie''' is a town on [[Lake Temiscaming]] in western [[Quebec]], Canada. It is the largest city and seat of the [[Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality, Quebec]]. As one of the oldest towns in the [[Abitibi-Témiscamingue]] region, it is considered the cradle of north-western Quebec and nicknamed "Pearl of Témiscamingue".<ref name="toponymie">{{cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=66020 |title=Ville-Marie (Ville) |accessdate=2010-12-29 |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |language=French}}</ref>
'''Ville-Marie''' is a town on [[Lake Timiskaming|Lake Temiscaming]] in western [[Quebec]], Canada. It is the largest city and seat of the [[Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality]]. As one of the oldest towns in the [[Abitibi-Témiscamingue]] region, it is considered the cradle of north-western Quebec and nicknamed "Pearl of Témiscamingue".<ref name="toponymie">{{cite web|url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=66020|title=Ville-Marie (Ville)|access-date=2010-12-29|publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec|language=fr}}</ref>


[[CKVM-FM]] broadcasts from Ville-Marie. The town was home to the Junior "A" [[Ville-Marie Dragons]] of the [[Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League]] in 2008-09.
[[CKVM-FM]] broadcasts from Ville-Marie. The town is home to the Junior "A" Ville-Marie Pirates of the [[Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League]].


==History==
==History==
Already in 1679, the place functioned as a trading post between the French and indigenous [[Algonquian peoples|Algonquians]]. In 1720, the [[North West Company]] opened a trading post and built a store in 1785, which came into the hands of the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] in 1821 when the two companies merged. In 1836, a mission was established, followed in 1863, by a mission founded by the [[Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate]], who gave it the name "Ville-Marie".<ref name=toponymie/>
Already in 1679, the place functioned as a trading post between the French and indigenous [[Algonquian peoples|Algonquians]]. In 1720, the [[North West Company]] opened a trading post and built a store in 1785, which came into the hands of the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] in 1821 when the two companies merged. In 1836, a mission was established, followed in 1863, by a mission founded by the [[Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate]], who gave it the name "Ville-Marie".<ref name=toponymie/>


Originally the area was called Kelly Bay in honor of its first settler, James Kelly, who lived as a hermit. In 1874, Oblate missionary Joseph Moffet (1852-1932) cleared some land and moved to Kelly Bay that came to be known as ''Baie-des-Pères'' (Bay of Fathers). In 1883, he was joined by a group of settlers from [[Nicolet, Quebec|Nicolet]]. In 1886, the Parish of Notre-Dame-du-Saint-Rosaire-de-Ville-Marie was founded, and in 1891, the Baie-des-Père Post Office opened. The Village Municipality of Ville-Marie was incorporated in 1897 and the following year the post office was renamed to match the village's name.<ref name=toponymie/> In 1899, the HBC post closed.
Originally the area was called Kelly Bay in honour of its first settler, James Kelly, who lived as a hermit. In 1874, Oblate missionary Joseph Moffet (1852–1932) cleared some land and moved to Kelly Bay that came to be known as ''Baie-des-Pères'' (Bay of Fathers). In 1883, he was joined by a group of settlers from [[Nicolet, Quebec|Nicolet]]. In 1886, the Parish of Notre-Dame-du-Saint-Rosaire-de-Ville-Marie was founded, and in 1891, the Baie-des-Père Post Office opened. The Village Municipality of Ville-Marie was incorporated in 1897 and the following year the post office was renamed to match the village's name.<ref name=toponymie/> In 1899, the HBC post closed.


On December 22, 1962, the Village Municipality of Ville-Marie became the Town of Ville-Marie.
On December 22, 1962, the Village Municipality of Ville-Marie became the Town of Ville-Marie.
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Ville-Marie is the seat of the [[Judicial districts of Quebec|judicial district]] of Témiscamingue.<ref>[http://www2.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/dynamicSearch/telecharge.php?type=2&file=/D_11/D11_A.HTM ''Territorial Division Act'']. ''Revised Statutes of Quebec'' D-11.</ref>
Ville-Marie is the seat of the [[Judicial districts of Quebec|judicial district]] of Témiscamingue.<ref>[http://www2.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/dynamicSearch/telecharge.php?type=2&file=/D_11/D11_A.HTM ''Territorial Division Act'']. ''Revised Statutes of Quebec'' D-11.</ref>


==Demographics==
== Demographics ==
In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Ville-Marie had a population of {{val|2464|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|1185|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|1264|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:2464-2584}}|2584|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|2584|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|5.83|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|2464|5.83|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name="cp2021"/>
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Population trend:<ref>Statistics Canada: [[Canada 1996 Census|1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census|2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census|2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census|2011]] census, and [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Amend.cfm Population and dwelling count amendments]</ref>
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* Population in 2011: 2,595
* Population in 2006: 2,696 (2001 to 2006 population change: -2.7 %)
* Population in 2001: 2,770
* Population in 1996: 2,855
* Population in 1991: 2,581


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Population trend:
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1206 (total dwellings: 1238)
{{Historical populations
|title = {{Nowrap|Historical census populations –}} Ville-Marie, Quebec
|align = none
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|cols = 3
|percentages =
|footnote =
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|source = Statistics Canada<ref>[[Canada 1996 Census|1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census|2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census|2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census|2011]] census, [[Canada 2016 Census|2016]] census, [[2021 Canadian census|2021]] census, and [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Amend.cfm Population and dwelling count amendments] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019180654/http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Amend.cfm |date=2015-10-19 }}</ref>
| 1921 |840
| 1931 |1049
| 1941 |1001
| 1951 |1316
| 1956 |1409
| 1961 |1710
| 1966 |1962
| 1971 |1995
| 1976 |2300
| 1981 |2651
| 1986 |2621
| 1991 |2581
| 1996 |2855
| 2001 |2770
| 2006 |2696
| 2011 |2595
| 2016 |2584
| 2021 |2464
}}


===Languages===
Mother tongue:<ref name=SC06>{{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2485025&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=Ville-Marie&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |title=Ville-Marie community profile |publisher=Statistics Canada |work=[[Canada 2006 Census|2006 Census data]] |accessdate=2010-12-29}}</ref>
Mother tongue (2021):<ref name="cp2021"/>
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* English as first language: 0.6%
* French as first language: 98.1%
* English as first language: 1.3%
* English and French as first language: 0.4%
* French as first language: 95.8%
* Other as first language: 1.0%
* English and French as first language: 0.6%
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* Other as first language: 1.7%


==Climate==
==Climate==
Ville-Marie presents a typical [[continental climate]], with extremely cold winters and relatively warm and humid summers. It benefits from the lake's influence in winter, its temperature being significantly higher than in other towns further from the lake. It still holds the record as the hottest day in Quebec with a temperature of 40° on July 6, 1921.
Ville-Marie presents a typical [[continental climate]], with frigid winters alongside warm and humid summers. It benefits from the lake's influence in winter, when temperatures are significantly higher than in other towns further from the lake. It still holds the record for the hottest day in Quebec with a temperature of {{convert|40|°C|disp=or}} on July 6, 1921.


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|Jan record high C = 11.7
|Jan record high C = 11.7
|Feb record high C = 12
|Feb record high C = 12.0
|Mar record high C = 22.2
|Mar record high C = 22.2
|Apr record high C = 30.6
|Apr record high C = 30.6
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|Oct record high C = 28.9
|Oct record high C = 28.9
|Nov record high C = 23.3
|Nov record high C = 23.3
|Dec record high C = 16
|Dec record high C = 16.0
|year record high C = 40.0
|year record high C = 40.0
|Jan high C = -8.9
|Jan high C = -8.9
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|Jun high C = 22.0
|Jun high C = 22.0
|Jul high C = 24.5
|Jul high C = 24.5
|Aug high C = 23
|Aug high C = 23.0
|Sep high C = 17.2
|Sep high C = 17.2
|Oct high C = 10.2
|Oct high C = 10.2
|Nov high C = 1.8
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|Dec high C = -5.2
|Dec high C = -5.2
|year high C = 8.6
|year high C = 8.6
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|Jun mean C= 15.5
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|Jul mean C= 18.2
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|Aug mean C= 17
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|Sep mean C= 11.9
|Sep mean C= 11.9
|Oct mean C= 5.7
|Oct mean C= 5.7
|Nov mean C= -2
|Nov mean C= -2.0
|Dec mean C= -10.5
|Dec mean C= -10.5
|year mean C= 2.8
|year mean C= 2.8
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|Jun low C = 8.9
|Jun low C = 8.9
|Jul low C = 11.9
|Jul low C = 11.9
|Aug low C = 11
|Aug low C = 11.0
|Sep low C = 6.6
|Sep low C = 6.6
|Oct low C = 1.2
|Oct low C = 1.2
|Nov low C = -5.8
|Nov low C = -5.8
|Dec low C = -15.7
|Dec low C = -15.7
|year low C = -3
|year low C = -3.0
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|Jan record low C = -50.0
|Feb record low C = -50
|Feb record low C = -50.0
|Mar record low C = -41.1
|Mar record low C = -41.1
|Apr record low C = -28.3
|Apr record low C = -28.3
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|Jul record low C = -1.7
|Jul record low C = -1.7
|Aug record low C = -2.2
|Aug record low C = -2.2
|Sep record low C = -6
|Sep record low C = -6.0
|Oct record low C = -15
|Oct record low C = -15.0
|Nov record low C = -36.7
|Nov record low C = -36.7
|Dec record low C = -43.9
|Dec record low C = -43.9
|year record low C = -50
|year record low C = -50.0
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|Jan precipitation mm = 51.1
|Jan precipitation mm = 51.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 37.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 37.2
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|Jun precipitation mm = 87.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 87.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 87.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 87.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 88
|Aug precipitation mm = 88.0
|Sep precipitation mm = 87.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 87.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 78.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 78.4
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|Feb snow cm= 33.1
|Feb snow cm= 33.1
|Mar snow cm= 33.1
|Mar snow cm= 33.1
|Apr snow cm= 13
|Apr snow cm= 13.0
|May snow cm= 0.2
|May snow cm= 0.2
|Jun snow cm= 0.1
|Jun snow cm= 0.1
|Jul snow cm= 0
|Jul snow cm= 0.0
|Aug snow cm= 0
|Aug snow cm= 0.0
|Sep snow cm= 0.1
|Sep snow cm= 0.1
|Oct snow cm= 3.5
|Oct snow cm= 3.5
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|Dec sun= 65.5
|Dec sun= 65.5
|year sun= 1852.9
|year sun= 1852.9
|source 1 = <ref name="climate">{{cite web| url=http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?Province=ALL&StationName=Ville-Marie&SearchType=BeginsWith&LocateBy=Province&Proximity=25&ProximityFrom=City&StationNumber=&IDType=MSC&CityName=&ParkName=&LatitudeDegrees=&LatitudeMinutes=&LongitudeDegrees=&LongitudeMinutes=&NormalsClass=A&SelNormals=&StnId=6002&&autofwd=1| title=Ville Marie, Quebec| work=Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000| accessdate=2010-12-29| publisher=Environment Canada}}</ref>}}
|source 1 = <ref name="climate">{{cite web| url=http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?Province=ALL&StationName=Ville-Marie&SearchType=BeginsWith&LocateBy=Province&Proximity=25&ProximityFrom=City&StationNumber=&IDType=MSC&CityName=&ParkName=&LatitudeDegrees=&LatitudeMinutes=&LongitudeDegrees=&LongitudeMinutes=&NormalsClass=A&SelNormals=&StnId=6002&&autofwd=1| title=Ville Marie, Quebec| work=Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000| access-date=2010-12-29| publisher=Environment Canada}}</ref>}}


==Economy==
==Economy==
The main components of the local economy are agriculture, forestry, hydro-electricity, outdoor tourism (hunting and sport fishing).<ref name=toponymie/>
The main components of the local economy are agriculture, forestry, hydro-electricity, outdoor tourism (hunting and sport fishing).<ref name=toponymie/>

==Local government==
List of former mayors:
{{Incomplete list|date=November 2023}}
* Sylvain Trudel (...–2009)
* Bernard Flébus (2009–2017)
* Michel Roy (2017–2021)
* Martin Lefebvre (2021–present)

==See also==
* [[List of towns in Quebec]]
* [[Brother Moffet house]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Ville-Marie (Québec)}}
{{Commons category|Ville-Marie, Quebec}}
* [http://www.ville-marie.ca/ Ville-Marie official website]
* [http://www.ville-marie.ca/ Ville-Marie official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107175337/http://www.ville-marie.ca/ |date=2018-01-07 }}


{{Geographic location
{{Geographic location
| title = Adjacent municipal subdivisions
| Centre = Ville-Marie
| Centre = Ville-Marie
| North = [[Duhamel-Ouest, Quebec|Duhamel-Ouest]]
| North = [[Duhamel-Ouest]]
| Northeast =
| Northeast =
| East = [[Duhamel-Ouest, Quebec|Duhamel-Ouest]]
| East = [[Duhamel-Ouest]]
| Southeast =
| Southeast =
| South = [[Duhamel-Ouest, Quebec|Duhamel-Ouest]]
| South = [[Duhamel-Ouest]]
| Southwest =
| Southwest =
| West = ''[[Lake Timiskaming]]'' / [[Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part, Ontario]]
| West = {{flagicon|Ontario}} [[Unorganized West Timiskaming District|Unorg. West Timiskaming]] / ''[[Lake Timiskaming]]''
| Northwest =
| Northwest =
| image =
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{{Témiscamingue RCM}}
{{Témiscamingue RCM|state=expanded}}
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Quebec]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Quebec]]
[[Category:Incorporated places in Abitibi-Témiscamingue]]
[[Category:Incorporated places in Abitibi-Témiscamingue]]
[[Category:Hudson's Bay Company trading posts]]
[[Category:Hudson's Bay Company trading posts]]
[[Category:French mission settlements in North America]]
[[Category:Catholic missions of New France]]
[[Category:Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality]]

Latest revision as of 17:36, 10 May 2024

This article is about the town in Abitibi-Témiscamingue. For the city in Quebec formerly known as Ville-Marie, see Montreal. For the Montreal borough, see Ville-Marie, Montreal. For other topics, see Ville-Marie (disambiguation).

Ville-Marie
City
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
Ville-Marie is located in Western Quebec
Ville-Marie
Ville-Marie
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 47°20′N 79°26′W / 47.333°N 79.433°W / 47.333; -79.433[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMTémiscamingue
Settled1870s
ConstitutedOctober 13, 1897
Government
[2]
 • MayorMartin Lefebvre
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingRouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area
[2][3]
 • Total12.57 km2 (4.85 sq mi)
 • Land5.83 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total2,464
 • Density422.4/km2 (1,094/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016–21)
Decrease 4.6%
 • Dwellings
1,264
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J9V 1A1
Area code819
Websitehttps://www.villevillemarie.org

Ville-Marie is a town on Lake Temiscaming in western Quebec, Canada. It is the largest city and seat of the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. As one of the oldest towns in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, it is considered the cradle of north-western Quebec and nicknamed "Pearl of Témiscamingue".[1]

CKVM-FM broadcasts from Ville-Marie. The town is home to the Junior "A" Ville-Marie Pirates of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League.

History[edit]

Already in 1679, the place functioned as a trading post between the French and indigenous Algonquians. In 1720, the North West Company opened a trading post and built a store in 1785, which came into the hands of the Hudson's Bay Company in 1821 when the two companies merged. In 1836, a mission was established, followed in 1863, by a mission founded by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, who gave it the name "Ville-Marie".[1]

Originally the area was called Kelly Bay in honour of its first settler, James Kelly, who lived as a hermit. In 1874, Oblate missionary Joseph Moffet (1852–1932) cleared some land and moved to Kelly Bay that came to be known as Baie-des-Pères (Bay of Fathers). In 1883, he was joined by a group of settlers from Nicolet. In 1886, the Parish of Notre-Dame-du-Saint-Rosaire-de-Ville-Marie was founded, and in 1891, the Baie-des-Père Post Office opened. The Village Municipality of Ville-Marie was incorporated in 1897 and the following year the post office was renamed to match the village's name.[1] In 1899, the HBC post closed.

On December 22, 1962, the Village Municipality of Ville-Marie became the Town of Ville-Marie.

Ville-Marie is the seat of the judicial district of Témiscamingue.[4]

Demographics[edit]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ville-Marie had a population of 2,464 living in 1,185 of its 1,264 total private dwellings, a change of -4.6% from its 2016 population of 2,584. With a land area of 5.83 km2 (2.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 422.6/km2 (1,094.6/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Population trend:

Historical census populations – Ville-Marie, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1921 840—    
1931 1,049+24.9%
1941 1,001−4.6%
1951 1,316+31.5%
1956 1,409+7.1%
1961 1,710+21.4%
YearPop.±%
1966 1,962+14.7%
1971 1,995+1.7%
1976 2,300+15.3%
1981 2,651+15.3%
1986 2,621−1.1%
1991 2,581−1.5%
YearPop.±%
1996 2,855+10.6%
2001 2,770−3.0%
2006 2,696−2.7%
2011 2,595−3.7%
2016 2,584−0.4%
2021 2,464−4.6%
Source: Statistics Canada[5]

Languages[edit]

Mother tongue (2021):[3]

  • English as first language: 1.3%
  • French as first language: 95.8%
  • English and French as first language: 0.6%
  • Other as first language: 1.7%

Climate[edit]

Ville-Marie presents a typical continental climate, with frigid winters alongside warm and humid summers. It benefits from the lake's influence in winter, when temperatures are significantly higher than in other towns further from the lake. It still holds the record for the hottest day in Quebec with a temperature of 40 °C or 104 °F on July 6, 1921.

Climate data for Ville-Marie, Quebec
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 11.7
(53.1) 		12.0
(53.6) 		22.2
(72.0) 		30.6
(87.1) 		35.6
(96.1) 		37.8
(100.0) 		40.0
(104.0) 		36.7
(98.1) 		33.3
(91.9) 		28.9
(84.0) 		23.3
(73.9) 		16.0
(60.8) 		40.0
(104.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −8.9
(16.0) 		−6.9
(19.6) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		8.6
(47.5) 		17.2
(63.0) 		22.0
(71.6) 		24.5
(76.1) 		23.0
(73.4) 		17.2
(63.0) 		10.2
(50.4) 		1.8
(35.2) 		−5.2
(22.6) 		8.6
(47.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −15.2
(4.6) 		−13.5
(7.7) 		−6.5
(20.3) 		2.6
(36.7) 		10.4
(50.7) 		15.5
(59.9) 		18.2
(64.8) 		17.0
(62.6) 		11.9
(53.4) 		5.7
(42.3) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		−10.5
(13.1) 		2.8
(37.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −21.4
(−6.5) 		−20.1
(−4.2) 		−12.6
(9.3) 		−3.5
(25.7) 		3.5
(38.3) 		8.9
(48.0) 		11.9
(53.4) 		11.0
(51.8) 		6.6
(43.9) 		1.2
(34.2) 		−5.8
(21.6) 		−15.7
(3.7) 		−3.0
(26.6)
Record low °C (°F) −50.0
(−58.0) 		−50.0
(−58.0) 		−41.1
(−42.0) 		−28.3
(−18.9) 		−17.8
(0.0) 		−4.4
(24.1) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		−6.0
(21.2) 		−15.0
(5.0) 		−36.7
(−34.1) 		−43.9
(−47.0) 		−50.0
(−58.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 51.1
(2.01) 		37.2
(1.46) 		51.8
(2.04) 		59.7
(2.35) 		74.1
(2.92) 		87.1
(3.43) 		87.1
(3.43) 		88.0
(3.46) 		87.5
(3.44) 		78.4
(3.09) 		64.3
(2.53) 		53.2
(2.09) 		819.5
(32.26)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 41.2
(16.2) 		33.1
(13.0) 		33.1
(13.0) 		13.0
(5.1) 		0.2
(0.1) 		0.1
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.1
(0.0) 		3.5
(1.4) 		27.1
(10.7) 		43.2
(17.0) 		194.6
(76.6)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 80.5 121.5 143.3 170.8 225.9 245.9 261.5 228.9 143.8 103.4 61.8 65.5 1,852.9
Source: [6]

Economy[edit]

The main components of the local economy are agriculture, forestry, hydro-electricity, outdoor tourism (hunting and sport fishing).[1]

Local government[edit]

List of former mayors:

  • Sylvain Trudel (...–2009)
  • Bernard Flébus (2009–2017)
  • Michel Roy (2017–2021)
  • Martin Lefebvre (2021–present)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Ville-Marie (Ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 85025". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b c d "Ville-Marie census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  4. ^ Territorial Division Act. Revised Statutes of Quebec D-11.
  5. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census, 2016 census, 2021 census, and Population and dwelling count amendments Archived 2015-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Ville Marie, Quebec". Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000. Environment Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-29.

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