Larouche, Quebec


Larouche is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, part of Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional [County Municipality]. It is located along Quebec [Route 170] between Saguenay and Hébertville, just south of the Saguenay River.

History

In the early 1910s, several families settled in the area. In 1911, the settlement got its post office and in 1922, the Parish Municipality of Larouche was incorporated, named after William Larouche, a pioneer who was among the area's first settlers.
In 2000, the parish municipality changed its status to municipality.

Demographics

Population trend:
  • Population in 2021: 1,601
  • Population in 2016: 1,486
  • Population in 2011: 1,277
  • Population in 2006: 1,200
  • Population in 2001: 1,050
  • Population in 1996: 1,049
  • Population in 1991: 1,004
  • Population in 1986: 1,069
  • Population in 1981: 969
  • Population in 1976: 788
  • Population in 1971: 688
  • Population in 1966: 614
  • Population in 1961: 665
  • Population in 1956: 731
  • Population in 1951: 958
  • Population in 1941: 874
  • Population in 1931: 644
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 694
Mother tongue:
  • English as first language: 0.6%
  • French as first language: 99.1%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%