Duparquet
Duparquet | |
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Town Hall of Duparquet | |
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM | |
Duparquet Location in western Quebec Duparquet Duparquet (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 48°30′N 79°14′W / 48.500°N 79.233°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Constituted | April 13, 1933 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Denis Blais |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Area | |
• Total | 156.36 km2 (60.37 sq mi) |
| • Land | 121.17 km2 (46.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 716 |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 7.5% |
| • Dwellings | 389 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s)/ | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | R-388 R-393 |
| Website | duparquet |
Duparquet (French pronunciation: [dypaʁkɛ]) is a city in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region. It covers 157.4 km2 (60.8 sq mi) and had a population of 716 as of the Canada 2021 Census. It was named to tribute Jean-Annet Chabreuil Du Parquet, a grenadier captain of the La Sarre Regiment, that was part of Louis-Joseph de Montcalm's army.