Lorrainville () 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

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, Canada, in the

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 prac ...

History

The geographic township of Duhamel, created in 1877 (named after

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), 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 Guimond as its first mayor. In 1994, these two entities rejoined again to become the Municipality of Lorrainville.

Geography

Climate

Demographics

Mother tongue (2021): * English as first language: 0.8% * French as first language: 97.7% * English and French as first language: 1.2% * Other as first language: 0.4%

Government

List of former mayors (since formation of current municipality): * Philippe Boutin (...–2005, 2009–2013) * Marc Champagne (2005–2009) * Simon Gélinas (2013–2023) * Jean Martineau (2023–present)

References

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* {{authority control Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Abitibi-Témiscamingue Designated places in Quebec Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality