La Romaine, Quebec (unconstituted locality)

Coordinates: 50°12′49″N 60°40′37″W / 50.21361°N 60.67694°W / 50.21361; -60.67694
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La Romaine
La Romaine is located in Quebec
La Romaine
La Romaine
Coordinates: 50°12′49″N 60°40′37″W / 50.21361°N 60.67694°W / 50.21361; -60.67694[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCôte-Nord
RCMLe Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent
MunicipalityCôte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent
Government
 • Federal ridingManicouagan
 • Prov. ridingDuplessis
Area
 • Land1.63 km2 (0.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total96
 • Density58.9/km2 (153/sq mi)
 • Change (2006–11)
Decrease23.8%
 • Dwellings
54
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)

La Romaine is an unconstituted locality (as defined by Statistics Canada in the Canada 2011 Census) within the municipality of Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. Its population in the 2011 census was 96.

It is directly adjacent to the much larger (in population) Indian reserve of the same name.

In 2017, Mrs Danielle Collard acts as the municipal secretary.

Education[edit]

Commission scolaire du Littoral operates the Marie-Sarah School for adults. Its school program for children was suspended in 2014.[3] It was formerly a francophone school.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 54263". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "La Romaine, Quebec (unconstituted locality) (Code 240222) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  3. ^ "Marie-Sarah's news - La Romaine". Commission scolaire du Littoral. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
  4. ^ "Schools and centers Archived 2017-09-23 at the Wayback Machine". Commission scolaire du Littoral. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.