Trécesson
Trécesson | |
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![]() Villemontel | |
![]() Location within Abitibi RCM | |
Coordinates: 48°39′N 78°19′W / 48.650°N 78.317°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
RCM | Abitibi |
Settled | 1913 |
Constituted | July 15, 1918 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ghislain Nadeau |
• Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
• Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
Area | |
• Total | 203.25 km2 (78.48 sq mi) |
• Land | 196.89 km2 (76.02 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,232 |
• Density | 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi) |
• Pop (2006-21) | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 584 |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Highways | ![]() ![]() |
Website | www |
Trécesson is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality.
The municipality is part of the census agglomeration of Amos. It includes the communities of Clercs-Saint-Viateur, La Ferme, Lac-Davy, Trécesson, and Villemontel.
Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Trécesson had a population of 1,232 living in 519 of its 584 total private dwellings, a change of 0.7% from its 2016 population of 1,223. With a land area of 196.89 km2 (76.02 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.3/km2 (16.2/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
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Mother tongue (2021):[3]
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 98.8%
- English and French as first language: 0.4%
- Other as first language: 0.4%
Government
[edit]Municipal council (as of 2023):[2]
- Mayor: Ghislain Nadeau
- Councillors: André Masson, Nadia Caron, Nathalie Dion, Martin Veilleux, Rémi Roy, Stephan Roy
List of former mayors:
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- Anita Bédard-Larochelle (...–2005, 2013–2017)
- Jacques Trudel (2005–2009)
- Ghislain Nadeau (2009–2013, 2021–present)
- Chantal Poliquin (2017–2018)
- Jacques Grenier (2019–2021)
References
[edit]- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 63444". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Trécesson". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ^ a b c d "Trécesson (Code 2488075) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
External links
[edit]Media related to Trécesson at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website