Only two municipalities of Abitibi-Ouest owe their development to the mining industry; Duparquet is one of them. The opening in 1933 of Beatty Gold Mines Inc resulted in Duparquet booming both demographically and architecturally.
The boomtown-like facade of certain buildings is reminiscent of that prosperous period. Duparquet now offers a great variety of activities on the outskirts of Lake Duparquet.