La Corne () is a
municipality
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in the
Canadian province
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of
Quebec
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in
Abitibi Regional County Municipality.
The place is named in honour of Louis de La Corne (1703–1761), a French naval officer who was wounded in the
Battle of Sainte-Foy in 1760. Until 1978, the place name was incorrectly spelled as Lacorne.
From 1955 to 1965, La Corne was home to Canada's only
lithium
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mine. The underground mine had a deep shaft and lateral workings on three levels, and provided lithium to the glass and ceramics industries. With the advent of
lithium batteries
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* Lithium metal battery, a non-rechargeable battery with lithium as an anode
** Lithium–air battery
** Lithium–iron disulfide battery
** Lithium–sulfur battery
** Nickel–lithium battery
** Rechargeable l ...
for electric cars and a myriad of consumer electronic products, the mine is currently being studied for reopening in late 2012 as an
open-pit mine
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.
History
The municipality of La Corne was founded in 1975 under the name Lacorne. The name was changed to the current La Corne in 1978.
Demographics
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 322 (total dwellings: 382)
[
Mother tongue (2021):]
Government
Municipal council (as of 2023):[
* Mayor: Éric Comeau][
* Lionel Nadon (1975–1978)
* Adélard St-Pierre (1978–1979)
* Eloi Hamel (1979–1980)
* Jean Claude Trottier (1980–1983, 1985–1989)
* Yvon Vaillancourts (1983–1985, 1989–1996)
* Gérald St-Pierre (1996–1998)
* Yvon Vigneault (1998–2006)
* Michel Lévesque (2006–2013, 2021–2023)
* Éric Comeau (2013–2021, 2023–present)][
]
References
External links
Official website
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Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Abitibi-Témiscamingue