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 | |
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 Villemontel | |
 Location within Abitibi RCM. | |
  Trécesson Location in western Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 48°39′N 78°19′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 | 201.50 km2 (77.80 sq mi) |
| • Land | 196.51 km2 (75.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,138 |
| • Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  4.8% |
| • Dwellings | 504 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J0Y 2S0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Highways |  Route 111  Route 399 |
| Website | www |
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
- Reference number 63444 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- "Trécesson". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
- "Trécesson census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
- "Trécesson community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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