Trécesson, Quebec

Trécesson
Township municipality
Villemontel

Location within Abitibi RCM.
Trécesson
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°39′N 78°19′W / 48.650°N 78.317°W / 48.650; -78.317Coordinates: 48°39′N 78°19′W / 48.650°N 78.317°W / 48.650; -78.317[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM Abitibi
Settled 1913
Constituted July 15, 1918
Government[2]
 • Mayor Ghislain Nadeau
 • Federal riding Abitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. riding Abitibi-Ouest
Area[2][3]
 • 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 Decrease 4.8%
 • Dwellings 504
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) J0Y 2S0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 111
Route 399
Website www.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. ↑ Reference number 63444 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 "Trécesson". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  3. 1 2 "Trécesson census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  4. 1 2 "Trécesson community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



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