Val-d'Or
Val-d'Or (/ˈvældɔːr/, French: [val dɔʁ], locally [val dɑɔ̯ʁ]; "Golden Valley" or "Valley of Gold") is a city in Quebec, Canada with a population of 32,752 inhabitants according to the 2021 Canadian census. The city is located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region near La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve.
Val-d'Or | |
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Val-d'Or city | |
Location within La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM | |
Val-d'Or Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°06′N 77°47′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | La Vallée-de-l'Or |
| Constituted | January 1, 2002 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Céline Brindamour |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Baie-James— Nunavik—Eeyou |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Est |
| Area | |
| • City | 3,979.63 km2 (1,536.54 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3,536.84 km2 (1,365.58 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 25.17 km2 (9.72 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,539.98 km2 (1,366.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 306 m (1,004 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • City | 32,752 |
| • Density | 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 25,473 |
| • Urban density | 1,011.9/km2 (2,621/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 34,037 |
| • Metro density | 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) | 0.8% |
| • Dwellings | 15,884 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 819/873 |
| Highways | R-111 R-113 R-117 (TCH) R-397 |
| Website | www |
The Algonquin toponym of the town is Ozawaconia Odena.
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