Dupuy, Quebec

Dupuy
Church of Dupuy
Church of Dupuy
Coat of arms of Dupuy
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Dupuy is located in Western Quebec
Dupuy
Dupuy
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°50′N 79°21′W / 48.833°N 79.350°W / 48.833; -79.350[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi-Ouest
Settled1912
ConstitutedSeptember 20, 1918
Government
 • MayorAlain Grégoire
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
 • Total122.70 km2 (47.37 sq mi)
 • Land122.43 km2 (47.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total940
 • Density7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Increase 1.0%
 • Dwellings
414
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819
Highways R-111
Websitewww.dupuy.ao.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Dupuy is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 123.48 km2 and had a population of 940 as of the 2021 Canadian census.

The municipality was incorporated on September 20, 1918,[2] and known as Saint-Jacques-de-Dupuy until March 4, 1995. The name pays tribute to Abbé Jean-Baptiste Dupuy (1804-1879) in 1836, as a missionary at the Lake Abitibi post.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference toponymie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c "Dupuy". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  3. ^ a b "Dupuy, Quebec (Code 2487085) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.