Taschereau () is a

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in northwestern

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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

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. 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