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Témiscouata Regional County Municipality
Témiscouata () is a regional county municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is located southeast of Rivière-du-Loup, bordering New Brunswick, and is centred on Lake Témiscouata. Its seat is Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac. Major industries include forestry, agriculture and maple syrup products. Subdivisions There are 19 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (4) * Dégelis * Lac-des-Aigles * Pohénégamook * Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac ;Municipalities (11) * Auclair * Biencourt * Lejeune * Rivière-Bleue * Saint-Athanase * Saint-Elzéar-de-Témiscouata *Saint-Honoré-de-Témiscouata * Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande * Saint-Juste-du-Lac * Saint-Michel-du-Squatec * Saint-Pierre-de-Lamy ;Parishes (4) * Packington * Saint-Eusèbe * Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! * Saint-Marc-du-Lac-Long Demographics Population Language Transportation Access routes Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish ... [...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] |
Lac-des-Aigles, Quebec
Lac-des-Aigles () is a city in the Témiscouata Regional County Municipality of the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. The population is 571. Its economy is mainly based on agriculture and forestry. It is located southeast of Rimouski, near Esprit-Saint. It was created on July 31st 2024 by the merger of the municipalities of Lac-des-Aigles and Saint-Guy. History Settlement of the area began in 1931 with the arrival of land-clearers from Saint-Clément, Saint-Hubert, Bégon and Hocquart, who were short of space. The municipality of Lac-des-Aigles was officially created in 1948. On July 31, 2024, the municipalities of Saint-Guy and Lac-des-Aigles merged to form the town of Lac-des-Aigles. Geography Climate Demographics Population Language See also * List of cities in Quebec This is the list of municipalities that have the Classification of municipalities in Quebec, Quebec municipality type of city (Quebec), city (''ville'', code=V), an Administrative divis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Packington, Quebec
Packington is a parish municipality (Quebec), parish municipality in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Témiscouata Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. History The first attempts at colonisation in Packington and Robinson townships, which today form the parish of Saint-Benoît de Packington, date back 133 years. By the end of the 19th century, eyes were turning to these ‘Crown’ lands, coveted not only for their natural riches, but above all so that heads of family could settle their children to live there. In 1876, Benoît Valcourt, who lived with his sons on land at Notre-Dame-du-Lac, visited the area and found it so suitable for farming that he decided to come and settle with them around 1878. In their first year, the Valcourts cleared the land considerably and built a six-mile road linking them to Sainte-Rose-du-Dégelé. In the early days, a large number of farmers from the old parishes came ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Pierre-de-Lamy, Quebec
Saint-Pierre-de-Lamy () is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in Témiscouata Regional County Municipality. The municipality had a population of 122 in the Canada 2021 Census. 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 8,501,833 residents as of 2021 and is the largest in land area at . For statistical purposes, the Provinces and te ... References External links Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Bas-Saint-Laurent {{BasSaintLaurent-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Michel-du-Squatec, Quebec
Saint-Michel-du-Squatec () is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Témiscouata Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. Population is 1,076 as of 2021. The patronage of Saint Michel is said to owe something to one of the pioneers so named. As for the word Squatec, some sources suggest that it is a modification of the form esqoateg, of Mi'kmaq or Wolastoqiyik The Wolastoqiyik, (, also known as the Maliseet or Malecite () are an Algonquian-speaking First Nation of the Wabanaki Confederacy. They are the Indigenous people of the Wolastoq ( Saint John River) valley and its tributaries. Their terri ... origin, meaning the source of a river. The first settlers arrived in the area before 1893. The municipality was created in 1928. On November 1, 2014, Saint-Michel-du-Squatec changed from parish municipality to a (regular) municipality. References External links See also * Touladi River Municipalities in Quebec Inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Juste-du-Lac, Quebec
Saint-Juste-du-Lac () is a municipality in the province of Quebec, Canada, located within the Témiscouata Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. As of the Canada 2021 Census, the municipality had a population of 543. Demographics See also * Touladi River *List of municipalities in Quebec __FORCETOC__ Quebec is the Population of Canada by province and territory, second-most populous province in Canada with 8,501,833 residents as of 2021 and is the largest in land area at . For statistical purposes, the Provinces and te ... References External links *Saint-Juste-du-Lac Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Bas-Saint-Laurent {{BasSaintLaurent-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande, Quebec
Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande () is a municipality in Témiscouata Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. History Between 1915 and 1918, a group of students surveyed part of Robinson Township. In the early 1920s, a few New Brunswick squatters settled there, quickly followed by families from Sainte-Rose-du-Dégelé (now Dégelis), who occupied a strip of land along Baker Creek, then by people from Montreal, Quebec, Beauce and Bellechasse. In 1923, the mission of Saint-Maur was established, a name that recalls the proximity of the parish of Saint-Benoît-de-Packington, Saint Benedict of Nursia having been the teacher of Saint Maur (around 512-584). The Saint-Maur mission was installed near the Romain-Caron bridge on the right as you descend the Meruimticook River. The church was both school and church. Alcime Soucy's children (Eddy, Prime, Fred) attended it. It should also be added that two sawmills were in operation in the 1920s/1930s on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Athanase, Quebec
Saint-Athanase () is a municipality in Témiscouata Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada, located on the Canada–United States border. See also * West Branch Little Black River (Quebec–Maine), a stream * Boucanée River, a stream * List of municipalities in Quebec __FORCETOC__ Quebec is the Population of Canada by province and territory, second-most populous province in Canada with 8,501,833 residents as of 2021 and is the largest in land area at . For statistical purposes, the Provinces and te ... References Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Bas-Saint-Laurent {{Quebec-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lejeune, Quebec
Lejeune () is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. History The municipality was officially founded on January 1, 1964, under the name Saint-Godard-de-Lejeune. In 1991, the name was shortened to simply Lejeune. Lejeune was one of the host communities for the 5th Acadian World Congress in 2014.https://www.cma2014.com/images/programmation/prog_CMA2014Web.pdf Geography The Squatec River forms the north-western boundary of the municipality, where it flows to its confluence with the Touladi River at Saint-Michel-du-Squatec. The Owen River, a tributary of Grand lac Squatec, flows southwards through the municipality from its source in the north-east. 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 8,501,833 residents as of 2021 and is the largest in land area at . For statistical purposes, the Provinces and te ... References External links * Munic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |