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Trécesson

Coordinates: 48°39′N 78°19′W / 48.650°N 78.317°W / 48.650; -78.317
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Trécesson
Villemontel
Villemontel
Location within Abitibi RCM.
Location within Abitibi RCM.
Trécesson is located in Western Quebec
Trécesson
Trécesson
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°39′N 78°19′W / 48.650°N 78.317°W / 48.650; -78.317[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
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
Decrease 4.8%
 • Dwellings
504
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819
Highways R-111
R-399
Websitewww.mrcabitibi.qc.ca

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.

The township had a population of 1,138 as of the Canada 2011 Census, and a land area of 196.38 square kilometres.[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. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 63444". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Trécesson". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  3. ^ a b "Trécesson census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  4. ^ a b "Trécesson community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census