Taschereau, Quebec

Taschereau
Municipality

Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.
Taschereau

Location in western Quebec.

Coordinates: 48°40′N 78°41′W / 48.667°N 78.683°W / 48.667; -78.683Coordinates: 48°40′N 78°41′W / 48.667°N 78.683°W / 48.667; -78.683[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM Abitibi-Ouest
Settled 1911
Constituted December 27, 2001
Government[2]
  Mayor Lucien Côté
  Federal riding Abitibi—Témiscamingue
  Prov. riding Abitibi-Ouest
Area[2][3]
  Total 270.40 km2 (104.40 sq mi)
  Land 250.61 km2 (96.76 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 981
  Density 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 1.5%
  Dwellings 420
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0Z 3N0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 101
Route 111
Route 390
Website www.taschereau.ao.ca

Taschereau is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 265.62 km² and had a population of 981 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

The municipality was incorporated on December 27, 2001.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 396 (total dwellings: 420)

Mother tongue:[5]

Municipal council

References

  1. Reference number 61771 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 "Taschereau". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  3. 1 2 "Taschereau census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. "Taschereau community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-06.



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