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Senneterre, Quebec, incorporated as a township municipality in 1919, as a town in 1956, population 2,782 (2021 census), 2,868 (2016 census). Senneterre is located 130 km east of Rouyn-Noranda along the banks of the Rivière Bell in Quebec's Abitibi-Témiscamingue region.
History
Senneterre was founded around 1914 with the arrival of the Transcontinental Railway. At that time, it was called Nottaway, after the river that flowed alongside the railway, one of the largest rivers in the region. The town took its current name from Henri de Senneterre, duc de la Ferté, a commander in Joseph de Montcalm's army. In 1919, Senneterre became a township municipality, and a town in 1956. Located in the eastern part of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, it has grown because of its sawmills and Canadian National Railway station.
