Clermont, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec


Clermont is a township municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It had a population of 484 in the 2021 Canadian census. The population centre itself is sometimes referred to as Saint-Vital-de-Clermont.

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Clermont had a population of 484 living in 200 of its 218 total private dwellings, a change of -1.6% from its 2016 population of 492. With a land area of 156.66 km2 (60.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Alexandre D. Nickner was elected November 3, 2013, as mayor of Clermont. By doing so, he became the youngest mayor of Quebec at the age of only 20 years.[10] After his 4 years' term, Nickner decided to quit politics to focus on his company. Daniel Céleste, deputy mayor during Nickner's period, became mayor by default in November 2017.