Normandin, Quebec
Normandin is a city located on the west side of Lac Saint-Jean in the Canadian province of Quebec.
Normandin is named after the surveyor Joseph-Laurent Normandin. Its history of European-Canadian settlement began in 1878 when the first pioneers arrived. Alphonse Laliberté was elected as Normandin's first mayor in 1890. In 1926, the village was set up as a municipality distinct from the township; the notary J.S.N. Turcotte occupied the function of first magistrate.
The city is the birthplace of radio talk show psychiatrist Pierre Mailloux. It is also the hometown of André Dédé Fortin, the late lead singer of Les Colocs.Demographics
Population trend:
- Population in 2011: 3137
- Population in 2006: 3220
- Population in 2001: 3524
- Population in 1996: 3873
- Population in 1991: 3957
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1368
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 99.7%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0.3%
Notable people
- Gilles Bouchard, Canadian ice hockey coach
- Pierre Mailloux, Canadian psychiatrist and radio host
