L'Isle-aux-Allumettes

L'Isle-aux-Allumettes
Location within Pontiac RCM
Location within Pontiac RCM
L'Isle-aux-Allumettes is located in Western Quebec
L'Isle-aux-Allumettes
L'Isle-aux-Allumettes
Location in SW Quebec
Coordinates: 45°52′N 77°04′W / 45.867°N 77.067°W / 45.867; -77.067[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionOutaouais
RCMPontiac
ConstitutedDecember 30, 1998
Government
 • MayorCorey Spence
 • Federal ridingPontiac
 • Prov. ridingPontiac
Area
 • Total
210.60 km2 (81.31 sq mi)
 • Land185.94 km2 (71.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
1,382
 • Density7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Increase 3.6%
 • Dwellings
1,124
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819
Highways R-148
Websitewww.isle-aux-allumettes.com Edit this at Wikidata

L'Isle-aux-Allumettes is a municipality in the Outaouais region, part of the Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. The municipality consists primarily of Allumette Island (in French Île aux Allumettes), and also includes Morrison Island, Marcotte Island, and some minor islets, all in the Ottawa River north of Pembroke.

In the past, the island and municipalities have been spelled in French in various ways:[4]

  • Isle-des-Allumettes
  • L'Île-Allumettes
  • Île-aux-Allumettes
  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference toponymie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "L'Isle-aux-Allumettes". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b "L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Municipalité de canton L'Isle-aux-Allumettes" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2008-04-14.