Taschereau, Quebec

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.

Taschereau
Municipality
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.
Taschereau
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°40′N 78°41′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi-Ouest
Settled1911
ConstitutedDecember 27, 2001
Government
 • MayorLucien Côté
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
 • Total270.40 km2 (104.40 sq mi)
 • Land250.61 km2 (96.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total981
 • Density3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 1.5%
 • Dwellings
420
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 3N0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 101
Route 111
Route 390
Websitewww.taschereau.ao.ca

The municipality was incorporated on December 27, 2001.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 981 (2006 to 2011 population change: -1.5%)
  • Population in 2006: 996
  • Population total in 2001: 1048
    • Taschereau (village): 534
    • Taschereau (municipality): 514
  • Population in 1996:
    • Taschereau (village): 641
    • Taschereau (municipality): 460 (or 534 when adjusted to 2001 boundaries)
  • Population in 1991:
    • Taschereau (village): 684
    • Taschereau (municipality): 476

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

Mother tongue:[5]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 100%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

Municipal council
  • Mayor: Manon Luneau
  • Councillors: Julien Chalifoux, Jocelyne Deschênes, Pascal Houle, Henri Lampron, Louis-Georges Lemire, Louise Paquin,
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References
  1. Reference number 61771 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. "Taschereau". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  3. "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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