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Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Abitibi Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. The seat is Amos. Subdivisions There are 19 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (1) * Amos ;Municipalities (12) * Barraute * Berry * Champneuf * La Corne * La Morandière * La Motte * Preissac * Rochebaucourt * Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire * Saint-Félix-de-Dalquier * Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana * Sainte-Gertrude-Manneville ;Townships (3) * Landrienne * Launay * Trécesson ;Parishes (1) * Saint-Marc-de-Figuery ;Unorganized Territory (2) * Lac-Chicobi * Lac-Despinassy ;Indian Reserves (1) * Pikogan Demographics Population Language Transportation Access Routes Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: * Autoroutes ** None * Principal Highways ** ** * Secondary Highways ** ** ** ** * External Routes ** None Protected areas * Aiguebelle N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional County Municipality
The term regional county municipality or RCM (''french: municipalité régionale de comté, MRC'') is used in Quebec, Canada to refer to one of 87 county-like political entities. In some older English translations they were called county regional municipality. Regional county municipalities are a supralocal type of regional municipality, and act as the local municipality in Unorganized area#Quebec, unorganized territories within their borders. The system of regional county municipalities was introduced beginning in 1979 to replace the List of former counties of Quebec, historic counties of Quebec. In most cases, the territory of an RCM corresponds to that of a Census geographic units of Canada, census division; however, there are a few exceptions. Some local municipalities are outside any regional county municipality (''hors MRC''). This includes some municipalities within Urban agglomerations in Quebec, urban agglomerations and also some aboriginal lands, such as Indian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preissac, Quebec
Preissac is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. The village of Preissac itself is located at the north end of Lake Preissac. It is named after Lambert Preissac de Cadeihan, a lieutenant in the Régiment de Berry that was part of General Montcalm's army. Chronology * 1906 : Opening of the first molybdenite mine * 1916 : Establishment of the township municipality (canton) of Preissac. * 1934 : Arrival of the first settlers under the Vautrin Plan * 1936: Start of construction of the St-Raphael de Preissac church. * January 1, 1979 : The township (canton) of Preissac becomes the municipality of Preissac. * 1979 : Opening of the Bousquet mine *1980 : Opening of the Doyon mine *1988 : Opening of Dumagami mine (later renamed La Ronde) operated by Agnico-Eagle which was the source in the 1990s of more than half of Quebec's gold production Demographics Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pikogan
Pikogan is an Indian reserve in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, inhabited by members of the Abitibiwinni First Nation. The reserve had a population of 540 in the Canada 2021 Census.Canada 2021 Census Community Profiles: Pikogan Statistics Canada. It is part of the census agglomeration of Amos
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Lac-Despinassy, Quebec
Lac-Despinassy is an unorganized territory in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. The area is east of the municipality of Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire, north of La Morandière, Rochebaucourt and the parish municipality of Senneterre, and west of the city of Senneterre. The eponymous Lake Despinassy is the territory's largest lake and is named after the geographic township of Despinassy. This name was already assigned to the area in 1911 and comes from Louis-Auguste-Victor Despinassy, a lieutenant of the Royal Artillery and Engineers Corps in General Montcalm's army. The township is swampy, mostly forested, and flat, not exceeding above sea level. The Hurault and Lavigne Creeks, as well as the Despinassy and Laflamme Rivers, flow through the territory, while the Bell River forms its eastern boundary. A few kilometres west from Lake Despinassy along Route 397 is the hamlet of Despinassy (), the territory's only population c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lac-Chicobi, Quebec
Lac-Chicobi is an unorganized territory in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. The area consists of two non-contiguous portions on either side of the incorporated municipality of Berry. The area had a population of 161 in the 2021 Canadian Census, and a land area of . The eponymous Lake Chicobi is roughly in the centre of the territory's western portion. It is fed by the Authier and Chicobi Rivers and drained by the Octave River, a tributary of the Harricana River. The lake's name, in the past also spelled as Chikobi, Chikobee, and Cikobi, comes from a First Nations word meaning "where there are no islands". The Tanginan and Chicobi Hills are two prominent hills south-west of the lake, reaching an altitude of . South of Lake Chicobi is the community of Guyenne (), the territory's only population centre. It is named after the geographic township of Guyenne (proclaimed in 1916), in turn named for the Régiment de Guyenne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Marc-de-Figuery, Quebec
Saint-Marc-de-Figuery is a parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It is part of the census agglomeration of Amos. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Marc-de-Figuery had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ... census * Population in 2016: 834 (2011 to 2016 population change: 8.2%) * Population in 2011: 771 (2006 to 2011 population change: 11.4%) * Population in 2006: 692 * Population in 2001: 615 * Population in 1996: 580 * P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Launay, Quebec
Launay is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ... conducted by Statistics Canada, Launay had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census * Population in 2011: 229 (2006 to 2011 population change: 1.3%) * Population in 2006: 226 * Population in 2001: 259 * Population in 1996: 260 * Population in 1991: 272 Mother tongue: * English as first language: 0% * French as first language: 95.6% * English and French as first langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landrienne, Quebec
Landrienne is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It is part of the census agglomeration of Amos. Originally known as Saint-Barnabé-de-Landrienne, the place was named in honour of Jean-Marie Landriève Des Bordes (1712–1778), a French naval officer and administrative inspector. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Landrienne had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. The township had a population of 897 as of the 2021 Canadian Census, and a land area of . Private dwellings occupied by usual residents are 398, out of 410 total dwellings. The mother tongues are: * English as first language: 0% * French as first language: 100% * English and French as first language: 0% * Other as first language: 0% Population trend:Statistics Canada: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Gertrude-Manneville, Quebec
Sainte-Gertrude-Manneville is a Types of municipalities in Quebec, municipality in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec, located in Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It includes the population centres of Sainte-Gertrude-de-Villeneuve and Manneville. The municipality had a population of 757 in the 2011 Canadian Census. It is part of the Census geographic units of Canada, census agglomeration of Amos, Quebec, Amos. Demographics Population trend:Statistics Canada: Canada 1996 Census, 1996, Canada 2001 Census, 2001, Canada 2006 Census, 2006, Canada 2011 Census, 2011 census * Population in 2011: 757 (2006 to 2011 population change: -6.7%) * Population in 2006: 811 * Population in 2001: 785 * Population in 1996: 809 * Population in 1991: 779 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 284 (total dwellings: 294) Mother tongue: * English as first language: 0% * French as first language: 100% * English and French as first language: 0% * Other as fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana, Quebec
Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It is part of the census agglomeration of Amos. Demographics The municipality had a population of 739 as of the 2016 Canadian Census. As of the 2006 census, mother tongues spoken are: * English as first language: 0% * French as first language: 100% * English and French as first language: 0% * Other as first language: 0% Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ... census * Population in 2016: 739 (2011 to 2016 population change: 6.2%) * Population in 2011: 696 (2006 to 2011 population change: -2.8%) * Population in 2006: 716 * Population in 2001: 700 * Population in 1996: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
