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Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality
Témiscamingue () is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of western Quebec, Canada. The county seat is Ville-Marie. Though Témiscamingue borders Pontiac Regional County Municipality to the south, it is not practical to travel between the two within Quebec without taking a major detour north towards Quebec Route 117. The shorter route is to cross into Ontario at Notre-Dame-du-Nord or Témiscaming and travel south on Highway 11, then east on Highway 17, before crossing back at L'Isle-aux-Allumettes. Subdivisions There are 21 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities and towns (3) * Belleterre * Témiscaming * Ville-Marie ;Municipalities (12) * Béarn * Duhamel-Ouest * Fugèreville * Kipawa * Laforce * Laverlochère-Angliers * Lorrainville * Moffet * Notre-Dame-du-Nord * Rémigny * Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues * Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues ;Parishes (1) * Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre ;Townships (2) * Guérin * Nédélec ;United townships (1) ...
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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 ...
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L'Isle-aux-Allumettes
L'Isle-aux-Allumettes () is a municipality in the Outaouais region, part of the Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. The municipality consists primarily of Allumette Island (in French ''Île aux Allumettes''), and also includes Morrison Island, Marcotte Island, and some minor islets, all in the Ottawa River north of Pembroke. In the past, the island and municipalities have been spelled in French in various ways: * Isle-des-Allumettes * L'Île-Allumettes * Île-aux-Allumettes Etymology The name ''Isle-aux-Allumettes'' literally means "Island of Matches", and may refer to a box of matches that was left behind. In 1686, Chevalier de Troyes wrote about the island: “A Jesuit passing here another time forgot a box of matches which he carried to make a fire. This is why the Voyageurs gave the name “L’Isle-aux-Allumettes”. Another theory claims that the place was named for the reeds that grew on the island which were used as matches. Geography Allumette Isl ...
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Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues
Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues (), often shortened to Guigues, is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. In addition to the main namesake population centre, the municipality also includes the hamlet of Pointe-Piché, located on the shores of Lake Timiskaming. History The area was originally inhabited by Algonquin people, who had discovered a lead mine as early as the 17th century. The mine was not exploited however until circa 1850, when it was rediscovered and noted for its high silver content. The Wright mine, operating between 1885 and 1903, and from 1915 to 1952, was Canada's first silver mine. The first settler was Édouard Piché, who arrived in 1863. A year later, he moved to the place that came to be known as Pointe Piché. In 1881, the geographic township of Guigues was proclaimed, named in honour of Joseph-Bruno Guigues. In 1886, the parish of Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues was established. The following year, 20 families li ...
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Rémigny, Quebec
Rémigny () is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. The town centre is located along the Barrière River (Quinze Lake), Barrière River. History In 1920, the geographic township of Rémigny was formed, named after Captain Rémigny of the Régiment de la Sarre, who was made a Order of Saint Louis, Knight of the Order of Saint Louis in 1759 and captain of Grenadier Company in 1760. The community had its start in 1935 when sixty settlers from Joliette arrived on the northern shores of Barrière Bay of Des Quinze Lake as part of the Irénée Vautrin, Vautrin Settlement Plan. In 1978, the place was incorporated and named after the township. Geography Climate Demographics Mother tongue (2021): * English as first language: 5.3% * French as first language: 94.7% * English and French as first language: 1.8% * Other as first language: 0% Government List of former mayors: * Jocelyn Aylwin (...–2013) * Isabelle Coderre ...
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Moffet, Quebec
Moffet () is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. The municipality had a population of 206 as of the 2021 Canadian census. History As early as 1910, settlers arrived in the area, but it was not until 1931 that the village developed when a group of settlers from Saint-Zacharie in the Beauce region came and cleared the land. The place was named after Joseph Moffet (1852–1932), an Oblate missionary who had explored the Témiscamingue region and founded Ville-Marie. In 1932, the first sawmill was built, followed by the first forge two years later. In 1936, the Moffet Post Office opened, and the next year, the general store. On January 1, 1953, the Municipality of Moffet was established out of parts of the United Township Municipality of Latulipe-et-Gaboury and previously unincorporated territory. Its first mayor was Emmanuel Gagné. Demographics Mother tongue (2021): * English as first language: 7.1% * French ...
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Lorrainville, Quebec
Lorrainville () is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. History The geographic township of Duhamel, created in 1877 (named after Joseph-Thomas Duhamel), was opened for colonization in 1884. The settlement was named after Narcisse-Zéphirin Lorrain (1842-1915), bishop of Pembroke at that time. In 1889, its post office opened. The place saw significant growth in 1905, when it became an important agricultural centre. In 1910, the Parish of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes-de-Lorrainville was established. In 1912, the Parish Municipality of Notre-Dame-de-Lorrainville was created when it separated from the Township Municipality of Duhamel and the United Township Municipality of Laverlochère et Baby, with Joseph Bellehumour as its first mayor. It was later renamed to Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes-de-Lorrainville. In 1930, the village centre of the parish municipality separated to become the Village Municipality of Lorrainville, with Eddy G ...
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Laverlochère-Angliers
Laverlochère-Angliers () is a Types of municipalities in Quebec, municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. History Laverlochère-Angliers was created on January 1, 2018, through the merger of the Municipality of Laverlochère and the Village of Angliers, Quebec, Angliers. Demographics In the Canada 2016 Census, 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the former Village of Angliers recorded a population of 303 living in 139 of its 218 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 298. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. Also in 2016, the former Municipality of Laverlochère recorded a population of 675 living in 289 of its 321 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 731. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. Combined, the amalgamated Municipality of Laverlochère-Angliers has a population of 947 living in 443 of ...
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Laforce, Quebec
Laforce () is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. History The place saw its first settlers in 1937, and was originally called Devlin, after the geographic township of Devlin, in turn named in honour of Charles Ramsay Devlin. In 1938, the Parish of Saint-Charles-Borromée-de-Devlin was founded. In June of that same year, the place received the name Laforce, named after Ernest Laforce (1879–1977), deputy minister of Colonization of Quebec at that time. In 1940, the Laforce Post Office opened. On January 1, 1979, the Municipality of Laforce was created out of previously unincorporated area. Demographics Mother tongue (2021): * English as first language: 59.4% * French as first language: 32.8% * English and French as first language: 1.6% * Other as first language: 6.3% Local government List of former mayors: * Patrice Rioux (1979–1979) * Yves Nolet (1979–1981, 1987–1989) * Bertrand Pichette (1981–1987) * ...
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Kipawa, Quebec
Kipawa is a village and municipality in western Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. It is located at the south end of Lake Kipawa, adjacent to the Kebaowek Reserve. In addition to the community of Kipawa itself located on the namesake lake, the municipality also includes the community of Tee Lake (originally called Gendreau at the end of the 19th century), and surrounds the Indian Reserve of Kebaowek. Kipawa is a variant of the Algonquin word ''Kebaowek'' which means "closed water", referring to the many closed-off bays and passages of Lake Kipawa. Another theory claims that it means "getting off" or "disembarkation", or the location where one can pick up supplies or trade. Its main employer is the Commonwealth Plywood Company. History The land including and surrounding Lake Kipawa and Kipawa Village has been inhabited for centuries by the Algonquin people. The first Europeans to come into the Kipawa basin were fur traders and missionaries. The ...
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