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Moffet
Municipality
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
MoffetLocation in western Quebec
Coordinates: 47°33′N 78°57′W / 47.550°N 78.950°W / 47.550; -78.950
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Témiscamingue
Settled	1936
Constituted	January 1, 1953
Government
• Mayor	Alexandre Binette
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area
• Total	427.58 km (165.09 sq mi)
• Land	340.31 km (131.39 sq mi)
Population
• Total	206
• Density	0.6/km (2/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–21)	10.2%
• Dwellings	179
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 2W0
Area code	819
Website	www.moffet.ca

Moffet (French pronunciation: [mɔfɛt]) is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. The municipality had a population of 206 as of the 2021 Canadian census.

History

As early as 1910, settlers arrived in the area, but it was not until 1931 that the village developed when a group of settlers from Saint-Zacharie in the Beauce region came and cleared the land. The place was named after Joseph Moffet (1852–1932), an Oblate missionary who had explored the Témiscamingue region and founded Ville-Marie. In 1932, the first sawmill was built, followed by the first forge two years later. In 1936, the Moffet Post Office opened, and the next year, the general store.

On January 1, 1953, the Municipality of Moffet was established out of parts of the United Township Municipality of Latulipe-et-Gaboury and previously unincorporated territory. Its first mayor was Emmanuel Gagné.

Demographics

Mother tongue (2021):

• English as first language: 7.1%
• French as first language: 85.7%
• English and French as first language: 2.4%
• Other as first language: 2.4%

Local government

List of former mayors:

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (December 2023)

• Michel Paquette (...–2013)
• Eric Dubuque (2013–2017)
• Alexandre Binette (2017–present)

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 41681". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 85075". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
3. ^ "Moffet census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
4. ^ "Histoire". moffet.ca (in French). Municipalité de Moffet. 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
5. "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Moffet (municipalité) 1.1.1953 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
6. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
9. 1996, 2001, 2006 census, 2006 Population and dwelling count amendments, 2011, 2016, 2021

External links

• Official website

v t e Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Rémigny Laverlochère-Angliers Moffet Laforce Latulipe-et-Gaboury, Belleterre

v t e Subdivisions of Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality
Cities	Belleterre Témiscaming Ville-Marie
Municipalities	Béarn Duhamel-Ouest Fugèreville Kipawa Laforce Laverlochère-Angliers Lorrainville Moffet Notre-Dame-du-Nord Rémigny Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues
Townships	Guérin Nédélec
Parishes	Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre
United Townships	Latulipe-et-Gaboury
Unorganized territories	Laniel Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue
Regional county municipalities (RCM): in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: Abitibi Abitibi-Ouest La Vallée-de-l'Or Témiscamingue Independent cities Rouyn-Noranda Native reserves Kebaowek Lac-Simon Pikogan Timiskaming Indian settlements Hunter's Point Kitcisakik Winneway

• Municipalities in Quebec
• Incorporated places in Abitibi-Témiscamingue
• Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality