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Abitibi-Ouest County Regional Municipality, Quebec
Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality (, ''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: ;Cities & Towns (3) * Duparquet * La Sarre * Macamic ;Municipalities (15) * Authier * Authier-Nord * Chazel * Clerval * Dupuy * Gallichan * La Reine * Normétal * Palmarolle * Poularies * Rapide-Danseur * Roquemaure * Sainte-Germaine-Boulé * Taschereau * Val-Saint-Gilles ;Parishes (2) * Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg * Saint-Lambert ;Townships (1) * Clermont ;Unorganized Territory (2) * Lac-Duparquet * Rivière-Ojima 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 * Primary Highways ** ** * Secondary Highways ** ** ** * External Routes ** Attractio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional County Municipality
The term regional county municipality or RCM (, , 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 reserves that are enclaves within the territory of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dupuy, Quebec
Dupuy () is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 123.48 km2 and had a population of 940 as of the 2021 Canadian census. The municipality was incorporated on September 20, 1918, and known as Saint-Jacques-de-Dupuy until March 4, 1995. The name pays tribute to Abbé Jean-Baptiste Dupuy (1804-1879) in 1836, as a missionary at the Lake Abitibi post. Demographics Population Language Government Municipal council (as of 2024): * Mayor: Alain Grégoire * Councillors: Ronald Lévesque, Pascal Corriveau, Sylvie Germain, Annie St-Pierre, Denise Lessard Morin, Rémi Kelley List of former mayors: * Marc-André Côté (...–2013) * Normand Lagrange (2013–2019) * Rémi Jean (interim, 2019–2021) * Alain Grégoire (2021–present) See also * List of municipalities in Quebec __FORCETOC__ Quebec is the Population of Canada by province and territory, second-most populous province in Canada with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val-Saint-Gilles, Quebec
Val-Saint-Gilles () is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality about north of La Sarre. It covers 109.39 km² and with a population of 169 in the 2021 Canadian census, it is the least populous incorporated municipality in the regional county. It lies at the northern edge of the Abitibi Clay Belt. The undulating land is dotted with swamps, a few small lakes, and sand and gravel deposits. Its high point is marked by two hills near the village with an altitude of . The Turgeon River, the only notable river and tributary of the Harricana River, flows through the north-western part of the municipality. History The first settlers, arriving circa 1935 as part of the Vautrin Settlement Plan, came from Clermont, Montreal, and Mont-Laurier. In 1937, they founded the Saint-Gilles-de-Clermont Parish, and two years later, the place separated from Clermont Township and was incorporated as the Municipality of Val-Saint-Gilles, na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taschereau, Quebec
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 The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canada, 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%, whic .... 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. Demographics Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 425 (total dwellings: 460) Mother tongue (2021): * 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 Municipal council (as of 2023): * Mayor: Michael Otis * Councillors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roquemaure, Quebec
Roquemaure () is a municipality (Quebec), municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality, MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest. It covers 120.02 km2 and had a population of 409 as of the 2021 Canadian census. The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 1952. The name evokes the memory of Jean-Georges Dejean de Roquemaure, who was promoted to second lieutenant in 1723, captain in 1735, lieutenant-colonel in the Queen's regiment in 1755 and brigadier in 1759. Roquemaure is originally a place name from the south of France, derived from the Occitan ròca maura, francised as roque maure and meaning ‘rock’, ‘dark rock’ or ‘black’. History The settlement of Roquemaure dates back to 1933 when Father François-Xavier Jean and Mr. Auguste Scott, both professors at the Institut de technologie agroalimentaire, School of Agriculture of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, went to Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Abitibi to choose land where the Colonization ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapide-Danseur, Quebec
Rapide-Danseur () is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 173.73 km2 and had a population of 380 as of the 2021 Canadian census. The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 1981. It owes its name to a waterfall found on the Duparquet River between Lake Duparquet and Lake Abitibi. The natives called it “opacicicimosik” which means “where we stop to dance, to stretch ourselves”, this after having done portage. Demographics Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 161 (total dwellings: 209) Mother tongue (2021): * English as first language: 1.3% * French as first language: 98.7% * English and French as first language: 0% * Other as first language: 0% Government Municipal council (2024): * Mayor: Alain Gagnon * Councillors: Donald Dubé, Lorraine Doucet-Dion, vacant, Marc Regaudie, Christiane Guillemette, Vanessa Gravel Political representation Provincially it is part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poularies, Quebec
Poularies () is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers and had a population of 662 as of the 2021 Canadian census The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canada, 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%, whic .... The municipality was incorporated on May 7, 1924. Demographics Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 274 (total dwellings: 285) Mother tongue (2021): * English as first language: 0% * French as first language: 98.5% * English and French as first language: 0.8% * Other as first language: 0% Government Municipal council (2023): * Mayor: Pierre Godbout * Councillors: Priscillia Lefebvre, Tony Rancourt, Réal Rancourt, Hugh Fortier, Francine Vallières, Valérie Rancourt References External links * Official website {{authority c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmarolle, Quebec
Palmarolle () is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 117.87 km2 and had a population of 1,386 as of the Canada 2021 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 National Transcontinental Railway at La Sarre and Macamic 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 Order of Saint Louis. In 1921, the parish was formed and in 1930, the place was incorporated as a municipality. Demographics Population Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 595 (total dwellings: 649 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |