Trécesson

Trécesson is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It encompasses the communities of Clercs-Saint-Viateur, La Ferme, Lac-Davy, Trécesson, and Villemontel.

Trécesson
Villemontel
Location within Abitibi RCM.
Trécesson
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°39′N 78°19′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi
Settled1913
ConstitutedJuly 15, 1918
Government
  MayorGhislain Nadeau
  Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
  Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
  Total201.50 km2 (77.80 sq mi)
  Land196.51 km2 (75.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
  Total1,138
  Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011
4.8%
  Dwellings
504
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Y 2S0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 111
Route 399
Websitewww.mrcabitibi.qc.ca

The township had a population of 1,138 as of the 2011 Canadian Census, and a land area of 196.38 km2 (75.82 sq mi).[4] It is part of the census agglomeration of Amos.

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2011: 1138 (2006 to 2011 population change: -4.8%)
  • Population in 2006: 1195
  • Population in 2001: 1177
  • Population in 1996: 1145
  • Population in 1991: 1061

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 442 (total dwellings: 504)

Mother tongue:[4]

  • English as first language: 2.9%
  • French as first language: 97.1%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

Municipal council

  • Mayor: Ghislain Nadeau
  • Councillors: Sébastien Constantineau, Nathalie Dion, Claude Ferland, Michel Hamelin, Patrick Lafrance, Martin Thibault

References

  1. Reference number 63444 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. "Trécesson". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  3. "Trécesson census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  4. "Trécesson community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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