Guérin, Quebec
Guérin is a township municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.
Guérin | |
|---|---|
Location within Témiscamingue RCM | |
Guérin Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°39′32″N 79°19′05″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Témiscamingue |
| Constituted | November 8, 1911 |
| Named for | James John Edmund Guérin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roger Bouthillette |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue |
| Area | |
| • Total | 208.39 km2 (80.46 sq mi) |
| • Land | 188.52 km2 (72.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 333 |
| • Density | 1.8/km2 (5/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–21) | 4.1% |
| • Dwellings | 210 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J0Z 2E0 |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | municipalites-du-quebec |
The township lies within the Ottawa River basin, having an elevation of 210 metres (690 ft) near the Quinze rapids to 336 metres (1,102 ft) in its north-eastern part. In addition to the main namesake village, the township also includes the hamlet of Paquin (47°37′59″N 79°18′51″W).
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