Aumond

Aumond is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality.

Aumond
Township municipality
Location within La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau RCM.
Aumond Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 46.47°N 75.89°W / 46.47; -75.89
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Outaouais
RCM	La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau
Constituted	December 12, 1877
Named for	Joseph-Ignace Aumond
Government
• Mayor	Mario Langevin
• Federal riding	Pontiac
• Prov. riding	Gatineau
Area
• Total	227.62 km2 (87.88 sq mi)
• Land	212.82 km2 (82.17 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	754
• Density	3.5/km2 (9/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–21)	0.0%
• Dwellings	623
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0W 1W0
Area code	819
Website	www.aumond.ca

The township is named after Colonel Joseph-Ignace Aumond (1810–1879), a native of l'Assomption, who was one of the major timber merchants of the Ottawa Valley in the nineteenth century. His operations were particularly along the Gatineau, and even went as far as Lake Timiskaming.

History

The history of Aumond dates back to mid-nineteenth century when Joseph-Ignace Aumond began logging in the area. In 1861, the parish of Sainte-Famille d'Aumond and Aumond Township were proclaimed, and in 1877 the township municipality was established. Jos Bertrand, Cyrille Monette, and Édouard Goulet were its first mayors. The first chapel was built in 1870.

In 1862, Oblate priests built the first sawmill on the Joseph River, a tributary of the Gatineau River, in order to saw wood from the rich surrounding forests. A few months later, they built a flour mill adjacent to the first mill. At the outset, these mills were powered by a water wheel which was replaced at the beginning of the twentieth century, by a turbine that, from 1929 onwards, also provided electricity to the villagers. Destroyed by flames, these mills were rebuilt and remained active until 1989.

Today, the municipality of Aumond revives its history by the redevelopment of the Moulin des Pères site in the heart of the village.

Geography

The township is on the eastern shores of the Gatineau River along Route 107. The topography of the township is fairly rough, rising from 203 meters (666 ft) above sea level, near the hamlet of Val-Émard, to 375 meters (1,230 ft). Numerous lakes surround the town, including Lac des Pins, Lac Murray, Lac Saint-Joseph, and Lac Joseph.

Aumond village itself is located on the banks of the Joseph River (French: rivière Joseph) which was also named after Joseph-Ignace Aumond. Other communities within the township are Val-Émard and Saint-Cajétan.

Demographics

Historical census populations – Aumond, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1881 421 —     1891 515 +22.3% 1901 658 +27.8% 1911 617 −6.2% 1921 797 +29.2% 1931 890 +11.7% 1941 944 +6.1% 1951 825 −12.6% 1956 817 −1.0% 1961 704 −13.8% 1966 670 −4.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1971 605 −9.7% 1976 512 −15.4% 1981 559 +9.2% 1986 575 +2.9% 1991 594 +3.3% 1996 592 −0.3% 2001 640 +8.1% 2006 775 +21.1% 2011 725 −6.5% 2016 754 +4.0% 2021 754 +0.0%
Source: Statistics Canada

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Aumond had a population of 754 living in 355 of its 623 total private dwellings, a change of 0% from its 2016 population of 754. With a land area of 212.82 km² (82.17 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.5/km² (9.2/sq mi) in 2021.

Mother tongue (2021):

• English as first language: 8%
• French as first language: 90%
• English and French as first language: 2.6%
• Other as first language: 0%

Government

Local government

List of former mayors:

• Léger Duchesne (1981–1985, 1989–1999)
• Joseph Bénard (1999–2005)
• Jean Giasson (2005–?)
• Germain St-Amour (?–2009)
• Denis Charron (2009–2017)
• Alphée Moreau (2017–2022)
• Mario Langevin (2022–present)

See also

• List of anglophone communities in Quebec

External links

• MRC de La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau: Aumond