Taschereau, Quebec
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Taschereau () 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 Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
,
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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 246.97 km2 and had a population of 898 as of the
Canada 2021 Census The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canada, Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, whic ...
. The municipality was incorporated on December 27, 2001, when the Village Municipality of Taschereau and the Municipality of Taschereau were amalgamated. It is named after Louis-Alexandre Taschereau.


Demographics

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 425 (total dwellings: 460) Mother tongue (2021): * English as first language: 0.6% * French as first language: 98.9% * English and French as first language: 0% * Other as first language: 0.6%


Government

Municipal council (as of 2023): * Mayor: Michael Otis * Councillors: Mathieu Cloutier, Zacharie Cloutier-Julien, Henri Lampron, Julien Chalifoux, Patrick Landry, Sylvain Cameron List of former mayors (since formation of current municipality): * Jean-Marie Poulin (2001–2009) * Lucien Côté (2009–2013, 2017–2021) * Manon Luneau (2013–2017) * Michaël Otis (2021–present)


References


External links

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Official website
Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Abitibi-Témiscamingue Designated places in Quebec Populated places established in 1911 {{AbitibiTémiscamingue-geo-stub