Moffet is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. The municipality had a population of 206 as of the 2021 Canadian census.

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Moffet
Municipality
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
Moffet Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 47°33′N 78°57′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Témiscamingue
Settled	1936
Constituted	January 1, 1953
Government [2]
• Mayor	Alexandre Binette
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area [2][3]
• Total	427.58 km2 (165.09 sq mi)
• Land	340.31 km2 (131.39 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	206
• Density	0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–21)	10.2%
• Dwellings	179
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 2W0
Area code	819
Website	www.moffet.ca

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As early as 1910, settlers arrived in the area, but it was not until 1931 that the village developed when a group of settlers from Saint-Zacharie in the Beauce region came and cleared the land. The place was named after Joseph Moffet (1852–1932), an Oblate missionary who had explored the Témiscamingue region and founded Ville-Marie. In 1932, the first sawmill was built, followed by the first forge two years later. In 1936, the Moffet Post Office opened, and the next year, the general store.^[1][4]

On January 1, 1953, the Municipality of Moffet was established out of parts of the United Township Municipality of Latulipe-et-Gaboury and previously unincorporated territory.^[5] Its first mayor was Emmanuel Gagné.^[4]

Mother tongue (2021):^[3]

• English as first language: 7.1%
• French as first language: 85.7%
• English and French as first language: 2.4%
• Other as first language: 2.4%

List of former mayors:

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• Michel Paquette (...–2013)
• Eric Dubuque (2013–2017)
• Alexandre Binette (2017–present)

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