Launay | |
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![]() Location within Abitibi RCM | |
Coordinates: 48°39′N 78°32′W / 48.650°N 78.533°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
RCM | Abitibi |
Settled | c. 1917 |
Constituted | May 18, 1921 |
Named for | Jean-Baptiste Leporquier de Launay[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Claudette Laroche |
• Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
• Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
Area | |
• Total | 259.22 km2 (100.09 sq mi) |
• Land | 257.80 km2 (99.54 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 211 |
• Density | 0.8/km2 (2/sq mi) |
• Pop (2016-21) | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 99 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Highways | ![]() |
Website | www |
Launay is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality.
The municipality is named after Jean-Baptiste Leporquier de Launay, a military commander and captain of the Guyenne Regiment from the mid-18th century.[1]
Its economy is dependent on agriculture and forestry.[1]
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