Béarn is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.

History

Settlement of the area began at the end of the 19th century. It was first incorporated as the Parish Municipality of Saint-Placide in 1913, taking its name from the parish that was founded two years earlier.

In 1923, the railroad was built and the place began to be known as Béarn (in honor of the Béarn Regiment). Its post office opened in 1941. Because it was known as Béarn in common use, the name was changed in 1956 to Saint-Placide-de-Béarn, and in 1983, it changed status to municipality and the name was shortened to the current name.

Demographics

Historical census populations – Béarn, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1921 471 —     1931 895 +90.0% 1941 918 +2.6% 1951 1,028 +12.0% 1956 1,063 +3.4% 1961 1,073 +0.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1966 1,051 −2.1% 1971 885 −15.8% 1976 895 +1.1% 1981 1,050 +17.3% 1986 1,050 +0.0% 1991 1,014 −3.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1996 973 −4.0% 2001 942 −3.2% 2006 883 −6.3% 2011 775 −12.2% 2016 720 −7.1% 2021 708 −1.7%
Population figures based on revised counts. Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada

Mother tongue (2021):

• English as first language: 2.1%
• French as first language: 94.4%
• English and French as first language: 0.7%
• Other as first language: 2.1%

Local government

List of former mayors:

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec