Gallichan () is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in northwestern
Quebec
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,
Canada
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, in the
Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality
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 & T ...
located along the banks of the Duparquet River. It had a population of 488 in the
2021 Canadian census
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.
The municipality was constituted on January 1, 1958,
and was called Saint-Laurent until 1986.
Demographics
Population
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 229 (total dwellings: 304)
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Language
Mother tongue language (2021)[2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Gallichan, Quebec](_blank)
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Government
Municipal council (2024):
References
External links
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Official website
Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Populated places established in 1922
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