La Corne is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
Canadian province
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of
Quebec
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in
Abitibi Regional County Municipality
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)
* ...
.
The place is named in honour of Louis de La Corne (1703–1761), a French naval officer who was wounded in the
Battle of Sainte-Foy
The Battle of Sainte-Foy (french: Bataille de Sainte-Foy) sometimes called the Battle of Quebec (french: Bataille du Quebec), was fought on April 28, 1760 near the British-held town of Quebec in the French province of Canada during the Seven Year ...
in 1760. Until 1978, the place name was incorrectly spelled as Lacorne.
From 1955 to 1965, La Corne was home to Canada's only
lithium
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mine. The underground mine had a deep shaft and lateral workings on three levels, and provided lithium to the glass and ceramics industries. With the advent of
lithium batteries
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* Lithium metal battery, a non-rechargeable battery with lithium as an anode
** Rechargeable lithium metal battery, a rechargeable counterpart to the lithium metal battery
* Lithium-ion battery, a rechargeable batte ...
for electric cars and a myriad of consumer electronic products, the mine is currently being studied for reopening in late 2012 as an
open-pit mine
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This form of mining ...
.
Demographics
Population trend:
[Statistics Canada: ]1996
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, 2001
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, 2006
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, 2011
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census
* Population in 2011: 700 (2006 to 2011 population change: 2.6%)
* Population in 2006: 682
* Population in 2001: 629
* Population in 1996: 621
* Population in 1991: 616
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 283 (total dwellings: 404)
Mother tongue:
* English as first language: 1.5%
* French as first language: 98.5%
* English and French as first language: 0%
* Other as first language: 0%
Municipal council
* Mayor: Michel Lévesque
* Councillors: André Beauchemin, Éric Comeau, André Gélinas, Michel Larouche, Martin St-Pierre, Véronique Veilleux
References
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Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Abitibi-Témiscamingue