Gallichan, Quebec
| Gallichan | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
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 Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM. | |
  Gallichan Location in western Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 48°36′N 79°17′W / 48.600°N 79.283°WCoordinates: 48°36′N 79°17′W / 48.600°N 79.283°W[1] | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Settled | 1922 |
| Constituted | January 1, 1958 |
| Government[2] | |
| • Mayor | Émilien Larochelle |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 97.30 km2 (37.57 sq mi) |
| • Land | 74.60 km2 (28.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 484 |
| • Density | 6.5/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 5.7% |
| • Dwellings | 307 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0Z 2B0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website |
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Gallichan is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality located along the banks of the Duparquet River. It had a population of 484 in the Canada 2011 Census.
The municipality was constituted on January 1, 1958.
Demographics
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2011: 484 (2006 to 2011 population change: 5.7%)
- Population in 2006: 458
- Population in 2001: 476
- Population in 1996: 478
- Population in 1991: 482
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 193 (total dwellings: 307)
Mother tongue:[5]
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 97.8%
- English and French as first language: 2.2%
- Other as first language: 0%
Municipal council
- Mayor: Émilien Larochelle
- Councillors: Serge Marquis, Claude Bourque, Martine Goulet Gosselin, Brigitte Rivard, Henri Bourque, Éric Fournier [6]
References
- ↑ Reference number 151355 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Gallichan". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Gallichan census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ↑ "Gallichan community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ↑ http://www.gallichan.ao.ca/gallichan.html
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