Palmarolle is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in northwestern

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, in the

Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality (''English: Abitibi West'') is a regional county municipality located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. Its seat is La Sarre. Subdivisions There are 23 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Citi ...

. It covers 118.36 km² and had a population of 1,465 as of the Canada 2011 Census. It is considered to have the best agricultural land of the entire Abitibi region.

History

The area began to be colonized in 1911 when the township was surveyed. The completion of the

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La Sarre La Sarre is a town in northwestern Quebec, Canada, and is the most populous town and seat of the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It is located at the intersection of Routes 111 and 393, on the La Sarre River, a tributary of Lake A ...

and

Macamic Macamic is a ''ville'' in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 202.34 km² and had a population of 2,734 in the Canada 2011 Census. In addition to Macamic itself, the town's territory ...

led to further waves of development with the arrival of new settlers in 1916, 1918, and 1929. Following the pattern of other places in the Abitibi, the settlement was named after a historic military figure, François-Charles Bertrand de Palmarole or Palmarolle (1714 ‑ 1760), lieutenant of the La Sarre Regiment and Knight of the

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. In 1921, the parish was formed and in 1930, the place was incorporated as a municipality.

Demographics

Population trend:Statistics Canada:

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census * Population in 2011: 1465 (2006 to 2011 population change: 0.8%) * Population in 2006: 1453 * Population in 2001: 1527 * Population in 1996: 1561 * Population in 1991: 1571 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 569 (total dwellings: 642) Mother tongue: * English as first language: 0% * French as first language: 100% * English and French as first language: 0% * Other as first language: 0%

Municipal council

* Mayor: Marcel Caron * Councillors: Carolle Hamel, Louisa Gobeil, Ghislain Godbout, Sylvie Hénault-Marcil, Gino Cameron, Jean-Marie Depont

Notable natives of Palmarolle

Henri Tousignant Henri Tousignant (born 20 August 1937) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was an industrialist by career. Born in Palmarolle, Quebec, Tousignant represented the Quebec riding of Témiscamingue at which he was elec ...

(born August 20, 1937), a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons *

Rogatien Vachon Rogatien Rosaire "Rogie" Vachon (born September 8, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League. Montrea ...

(born September 8, 1945), a professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

References

{{authority control Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Abitibi-Témiscamingue Populated places established in 1911