Roquemaure, Quebec

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Roquemaure
Municipality
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Roquemaure Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°36′N 79°24′W / 48.600°N 79.400°W / 48.600; -79.400[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi-Ouest
Settled	1933
Constituted	January 1, 1952
Government [2]
• Mayor	Mathieu Guillemette
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area [2][3]
• Total	153.97 km2 (59.45 sq mi)
• Land	120.02 km2 (46.34 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	409
• Density	3.4/km2 (9/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	3.5%
• Dwellings	215
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 3K0
Area code	819
Highways	No major routes
Website	roquemaure.ao.ca/fr/

Roquemaure (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkmɔʁ]) is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest. It covers 120.02 km² and had a population of 409 as of the 2021 Canadian census.

The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 1952. The name evokes the memory of Jean-Georges Dejean de Roquemaure, who was promoted to second lieutenant in 1723, captain in 1735, lieutenant-colonel in the Queen's regiment in 1755 and brigadier in 1759. Roquemaure is originally a place name from the south of France, derived from the Occitan ròca maura, francised as roque maure and meaning ‘rock’, ‘dark rock’ or ‘black’.^[1]