It is named after the Héva River, which flows through the municipality. This name, as well as Lac Heva (without accents), was used on maps from at least 1929. Its origin is uncertain, but possibly it refers to Éva Girard, wife of the surveyor Fernand Fafard, who surveyed several townships of Abitibi between 1912 and 1920. Another hypothesis is that it came from the Norman or Dutch word hève, meaning "hollow rock". Or it may even be inspired by a place in Acadia near Port-Royal called La Hève.[1]
In 1935 as part of the Vautrin Settlement Plan, the place was colonized and was originally called Aux Quatre-Coins (French for "At Four Corners").[1] It first settlers came from Amos and Barraute to cultivate the fertile soil along Lake Malartic. The settlement was named after the nearby Héva River.[4]
On March 8, 1982, it was incorporated as a municipality from previously unorganized territory, with Guy Authier as first mayor. In 1988, the municipality acquired the former presbytery to become its town hall.[4]
On August 29, 2009, Rivière-Héva was greatly enlarged when it absorbed the Unorganized Territory of Lac-Fouillac and the western portion of the Unorganized Territory of Lac-Granet.[5]
Demographicsedit
Historical census populations – Rivière-Héva
Year
Pop.
±%
1986
861
—
1991
1,043
+21.1%
1996
1,096
+5.1%
2001
1,119
+2.1%
Year
Pop.
±%
2006
1,056
−5.6%
2011
1,433
+35.7%
2016
1,419
−1.0%
2021
1,495
+5.4%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada[6]
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January 01, 1970
rivière, héva, municipality, northwestern, quebec, canada, vallée, regional, county, municipality, municipalitylocation, within, vallée, rcmlocation, western, quebeccoordinates, countrycanadaprovincequebecregionabitibi, témiscaminguercmla, vallée, orsettled193. Riviere Heva is a municipality in northwestern Quebec Canada in the La Vallee de l Or Regional County Municipality Riviere HevaMunicipalityLocation within La Vallee de l Or RCMRiviere HevaLocation in western QuebecCoordinates 48 14 N 78 13 W 48 233 N 78 217 W 48 233 78 217 1 CountryCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionAbitibi TemiscamingueRCMLa Vallee de l OrSettled1935ConstitutedJanuary 1 1982Government 2 MayorChantal Thibault Federal ridingAbitibi Baie James Nunavik Eeyou Prov ridingAbitibi EstArea 2 3 Total492 88 km2 190 30 sq mi Land423 27 km2 163 43 sq mi Population 2021 3 Total1 495 Density3 5 km2 9 sq mi Pop 2016 21 5 4 Dwellings729Time zoneUTC 05 00 EST Summer DST UTC 04 00 EDT Postal code s J0Y 2H0Area code819HighwaysR 109 R 117 TCH Websitewww wbr riviere heva wbr com It is named after the Heva River which flows through the municipality This name as well as Lac Heva without accents was used on maps from at least 1929 Its origin is uncertain but possibly it refers to Eva Girard wife of the surveyor Fernand Fafard who surveyed several townships of Abitibi between 1912 and 1920 Another hypothesis is that it came from the Norman or Dutch word heve meaning hollow rock Or it may even be inspired by a place in Acadia near Port Royal called La Heve 1 Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Local government 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIn 1935 as part of the Vautrin Settlement Plan the place was colonized and was originally called Aux Quatre Coins French for At Four Corners 1 It first settlers came from Amos and Barraute to cultivate the fertile soil along Lake Malartic The settlement was named after the nearby Heva River 4 On March 8 1982 it was incorporated as a municipality from previously unorganized territory with Guy Authier as first mayor In 1988 the municipality acquired the former presbytery to become its town hall 4 On August 29 2009 Riviere Heva was greatly enlarged when it absorbed the Unorganized Territory of Lac Fouillac and the western portion of the Unorganized Territory of Lac Granet 5 Demographics editHistorical census populations Riviere HevaYearPop 1986861 19911 043 21 1 19961 096 5 1 20011 119 2 1 YearPop 20061 056 5 6 20111 433 35 7 20161 419 1 0 20211 495 5 4 Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes Source Statistics Canada 6 Mother tongue 2021 3 English as first language 1 7 French as first language 97 3 English and French as first language 0 7 Other as first language 0 3 Local government editList of former mayors This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items November 2023 Guy Authier 1982 1985 Edouard Janneteau 1985 1989 Jean Cote 1989 Ginette Noel Gravel 2005 Rejean Guay 2005 2021 Chantal Thibault 2021 present References edit a b c Riviere Heva Municipalite in French Commission de toponymie du Quebec Retrieved 2011 01 12 a b Repertoire des municipalites Geographic code 89010 www mamh gouv qc ca in French Ministere des Affaires municipales et de l Habitation a b c Riviere Heva census profile 2021 Census data Statistics Canada Retrieved 2023 06 08 a b 50ieme anniversaire de Riviere Heva PDF www riviere heva com Municipalite de Riviere Heva 1989 Retrieved 13 November 2023 Institut de la statistique du Quebec Modifications aux municipalites du Quebec Aout 2009 Quebec ISSN 0843 8250 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 censusExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Riviere Heva Official website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Riviere Heva amp oldid 1185099225, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
