Taschereau is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 246.97 km2 and had a population of 898 as of the Canada 2021 Census.
Taschereau | |
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Coordinates: 48°40′N 78°41′W / 48.667°N 78.683°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
RCM | Abitibi-Ouest |
Settled | 1911 |
Constituted | December 27, 2001 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Michael Otis |
• Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
• Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
Area | |
• Total | 272.50 km2 (105.21 sq mi) |
• Land | 246.96 km2 (95.35 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 898 |
• Density | 3.6/km2 (9/sq mi) |
• Pop (2016-21) | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 460 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Highways | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Website | taschereau |
The municipality was incorporated on December 27, 2001, when the Village Municipality of Taschereau and the Municipality of Taschereau were amalgamated. It is named after Louis-Alexandre Taschereau.[1]
Demographics
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Between 2001 and 2006, The village of Taschereau was merged with the municipality of Taschereau Source: Statistics Canada |
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 425 (total dwellings: 460)[3]
Mother tongue (2021):[3]
- English as first language: 0.6%
- French as first language: 98.9%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0.6%
Government
editMunicipal council (as of 2023):[2]
- Mayor: Michael Otis
- Councillors: Mathieu Cloutier, Zacharie Cloutier-Julien, Henri Lampron, Julien Chalifoux, Patrick Landry, Sylvain Cameron
List of former mayors (since formation of current municipality):
- Jean-Marie Poulin (2001–2009)
- Lucien Côté (2009–2013, 2017–2021)
- Manon Luneau (2013–2017)
- Michaël Otis (2021–present)
References
edit- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 61771". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Taschereau". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ a b c d "Taschereau census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
External links
edit- Media related to Taschereau, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website