Moffet () 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
Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. The municipality had a population of 206 as of the
2021 Canadian census
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.
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.
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Demographics
Mother tongue (2021):
Local government
List of former mayors:
* Michel Paquette (...–2013)
* Eric Dubuque (2013–2017)
* Alexandre Binette (2017–present)
See also
* List of municipalities in Quebec
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References
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Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality