Val-d'Or | |
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Coordinates: 48°06′N 77°47′W / 48.100°N 77.783°W[1][2] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
RCM | La Vallée-de-l'Or |
Constituted | January 1, 2002 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Céline Brindamour |
• Federal riding | Abitibi—Baie-James— Nunavik—Eeyou |
• Prov. riding | Abitibi-Est |
Area | |
• City | 3,979.63 km2 (1,536.54 sq mi) |
• Land | 3,536.84 km2 (1,365.58 sq mi) |
• Urban | 25.17 km2 (9.72 sq mi) |
• Metro | 3,539.98 km2 (1,366.79 sq mi) |
Elevation | 306 m (1,004 ft) |
Population (2021)[4] | |
• City | 32,752 |
• Density | 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi) |
• Urban | 25,473 |
• Urban density | 1,011.9/km2 (2,621/sq mi) |
• Metro | 34,037 |
• Metro density | 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi) |
• Pop (2016-21) | 0.8% |
• Dwellings | 15,884 |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 819/873 |
Highways | R-111 R-113 R-117 (TCH) R-397 |
Website | www |
Val-d'Or (/ˈvældɔːr/ VAL-dor,[7] French: [val dɔʁ], locally [val dɑɔ̯ʁ]; meaning "Golden Valley" or "Valley of Gold") is a city in Quebec, Canada with a population of 32,752 inhabitants according to the 2021 Canadian census. The city is located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region near La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve.
The Algonquin toponym of the town is Ozawaconia Odena.[8]
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