Val-d'Or

This article is about the city in Quebec. For the town in Malaysia, see Val d'Or, Penang. For the racehorse, see Val d'Or (horse).

Val-d'Or
City
Val-d'Or city
Val-d'Or city
Location within La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM
Location within La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM
Val-d'Or is located in Western Quebec
Val-d'Or
Val-d'Or
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°06′N 77°47′W / 48.100°N 77.783°W / 48.100; -77.783[1][2]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMLa Vallée-de-l'Or
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 2002
Government
[3]
 • MayorCéline Brindamour
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Baie-James—
Nunavik—Eeyou
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Est
Area
[3][4]
 • City3,979.63 km2 (1,536.54 sq mi)
 • Land3,536.84 km2 (1,365.58 sq mi)
 • Urban
[5]
25.17 km2 (9.72 sq mi)
 • Metro
[6]
3,539.98 km2 (1,366.79 sq mi)
Elevation
306 m (1,004 ft)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • City32,752
 • Density9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
 • Urban
[5]
25,473
 • Urban density1,011.9/km2 (2,621/sq mi)
 • Metro
[6]
34,037
 • Metro density9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Increase 0.8%
 • Dwellings
15,884
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J9P
Area code(s)819/873
Highways R-111 R-113
R-117 (TCH) R-397
Websitewww.ville.valdor.qc.ca Edit this at Wikidata

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]

  1. ^ "Val-d'Or". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference toponymie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 89008". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  4. ^ a b "Val-d'Or, Ville (V) [Census subdivision] census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  5. ^ a b "Val-d'Or [Population centre] Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Val-d'Or Quebec [Census agglomeration] census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-08.. The census agglomeration includes the Indian reserve of Lac-Simon.
  7. ^ "Val-d'Or". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  8. ^ « L'homme de Neawigak : et autres histoires algonquine » de Joseph 'Josie' Mathias, ISBN 2-920579-12-6. Fiche sur le site de la [dead link]