Taschereau, Quebec

For the provincial electoral district, see Taschereau (electoral district).

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; -78.683[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi-Ouest
Settled	1911
Constituted	December 27, 2001
Government [2]
• Mayor	Michael Otis
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area [2][3]
• Total	272.50 km^2 (105.21 sq mi)
• Land	246.96 km^2 (95.35 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	898
• Density	3.6/km^2 (9.3/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	6.7%
• Dwellings	460
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 3N0
Area code	819
Highways	R-101 R-111 R-390
Website	taschereau.ao.ca

Taschereau (French pronunciation: [taʃʁo]) is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 246.97 km² and had a population of 898 as of the Canada 2021 Census.

The municipality was incorporated on December 27, 2001, when the Village Municipality of Taschereau and the Municipality of Taschereau were amalgamated. It is named after Louis-Alexandre Taschereau.^[1]

Demographics

Historical census populations – Taschereau, Quebec
Year Pop. ±% 1931 468 —     1941 1,059 +126.3% 1951 890 −16.0% 1956 737 −17.2% 1961 646 −12.3% 1966 732 +13.3% 1971 551 −24.7% 1976 507 −8.0% 1981 541 +6.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1986 511 −5.5% 1991 476 −6.8% 1996 460 −3.4% 2001 514 +11.7% 2006 996 +93.8% 2011 981 −1.5% 2016 963 −1.8% 2021 898 −6.7%
Between 2001 and 2006, The village of Taschereau was merged with the municipality of Taschereau Source: Statistics Canada

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 425 (total dwellings: 460)^[3]

Mother tongue (2021):^[3]

• English as first language: 0.6%
• French as first language: 98.9%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0.6%

Government

Municipal council (as of 2023):^[2]

• Mayor: Michael Otis
• Councillors: Mathieu Cloutier, Zacharie Cloutier-Julien, Henri Lampron, Julien Chalifoux, Patrick Landry, Sylvain Cameron

List of former mayors (since formation of current municipality):

• Jean-Marie Poulin (2001–2009)
• Lucien Côté (2009–2013, 2017–2021)
• Manon Luneau (2013–2017)
• Michaël Otis (2021–present)

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 61771". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Taschereau". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
3. "Taschereau census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-19.

External links

• Media related to Taschereau, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website