La Motte, Quebec
| La Motte | |
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 Location within Abitibi RCM. |
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 La Motte
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| Coordinates: 48°20′N 78°07′W / 48.333°N 78.117°WCoordinates: 48°20′N 78°07′W / 48.333°N 78.117°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Abitibi |
| Settled | 1910s |
| Constituted | May 30, 1921 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | René Martineau |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Area | |
| • Total | 214.40 km2 (82.78 sq mi) |
| • Land | 176.76 km2 (68.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 457 |
| • Density | 2.6/km2 (7/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 15.7% |
| • Dwellings | 236 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0Y 1T0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Highways |
 Route 109
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| Website | www delamotte |
La Motte is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality and the administrative region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue.
As of 2013, the town did not have a restaurant or inn. In preparation for the potential media influx due to the papability of Cardinal Ouellet after the resignation of pope Ratzinger, an old church basement had been converted into a media centre.
The village of La Motte is located midway between the city of Amos (distance of 27.5 km) and city of Malartic (distance of 30.5 km). The Provincial road 109 crosses the municipal territory north to south. The village of La Motte is located 80.7 km from the city of Rouyn-Noranda and 57.2 km from Val d'Or. The Harricana River which is the eastern boundary of the municipal territory includes at the height of La Motte two bulges forming large lakes in the area: the Lake Malartic southeast and the lake La Motte at northeast. Access to the village of La Motte is by Highway 117 connecting Val d'Or and Rouyn-Noranda, or by the road 111 linking Val d'Or to Amos.
The municipal area of La Motte straddles the watershed between the basin of the James Bay (Eastern part of the territory of La Motte) and watershed Saint Lawrence River (western). In the early 19th century, colonization of the territory gained strength thanks to the arrival of the Transcontinental railway in Amos in 1913, linking Abitibi to Quebec city. The railway, which passes through Hervey-Jonction (Middle Mauricie), La Tuque (Haute-Mauricie) and Senneterre (Abitibi) generated a considerable influx of settlers across the North West Quebec.
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