Palmarolle () is a
municipality
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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 ...
. It covers 117.87 km
2 and had a population of 1,386 as of the
Canada 2021 Census
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. It is considered to have the best agricultural land of the entire Abitibi region.
History
The area began to be colonized in 1911 when the township was surveyed. The completion of the
National Transcontinental Railway
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The Grand Trunk partnership
The completion o ...
at
La Sarre
La Sarre () is a town in northwestern Quebec, Canada, and is the most populous town and seat of the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It is located at the intersection of Routes 111 and 393, on the La Sarre River, a tributary of Lake ...
and
Macamic led to further waves of development with the arrival of new settlers in 1916, 1918, and 1929. Following the pattern of other places in the Abitibi, the settlement was named after a historic military figure, François-Charles Bertrand de Palmarole or Palmarolle (1714 ‑ 1760), lieutenant of the La Sarre Regiment and Knight of the
Order of Saint Louis
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. In 1921, the parish was formed and in 1930, the place was incorporated as a municipality.
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Demographics
Population
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 595 (total dwellings: 649)[
Mother tongue (2021):][
* English as first language: 0.4%
* French as first language: 98.6%
* English and French as first language: 0.4%
* Other as first language: 0.7%
]
Government
Municipal council (2024):
* Mayor: Véronique Aubin
* Councillors: Josée Aubin, Nicole Hébert-Trottier, Lyne Vachon, Jeanot Goulet, Sabrina Turgeon
List of former mayors:
Notable people
* Henri Tousignant (born August 20, 1937), a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons
* Rogatien Vachon
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(born September 8, 1945), a professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
References
External links
Official website
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Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Populated places established in 1911