Preissac

Coordinates: 48°24′N 78°22′W / 48.400°N 78.367°W / 48.400; -78.367
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Preissac is a

municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality
. The village of Preissac itself is located at the north end of Lake Preissac.

It is named after Lambert Preissac de Cadeihan, a lieutenant in the

Régiment de Berry that was part of General Montcalm's army.[1]

History

  • 1906 : Opening of the first molybdenite mine
  • 1916 : Establishment of the geographic township (canton) of Preissac.[1]
  • 1934 : Arrival of the first settlers under the Vautrin Plan
  • 1936: Start of construction of the St-Raphael de Preissac church.
  • January 1, 1979 : The Municipality of Preissac is established from previously unincorporated territory.[1]
  • 1979 : Opening of the Bousquet mine[4][5]
  • 1980 : Opening of the Doyon mine
  • 1988 : Opening of Dumagami mine (later renamed La Ronde) operated by
    Agnico-Eagle
    which was the source in the 1990s of more than half of Quebec's gold production

Demographics

Historical census populations – Preissac
YearPop.±%
1981 453—    
1986 455+0.4%
1991 529+16.3%
1996 619+17.0%
2001 684+10.5%
YearPop.±%
2006 726+6.1%
2011 786+8.3%
2016 835+6.2%
2021 914+9.5%
Source: Statistics Canada

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 430 (total dwellings: 527)[3]

Mother tongue (2021):[3]

  • English as first language: 1.6%
  • French as first language: 97.8%
  • English and French as first language: 0.5%
  • Other as first language: 0%

Government

Municipal office

Municipal council (as of 2023):[2]

  • Mayor: Donald Rheault
  • Councillors: Casandra Couture, Jean-Paul Gosselin, David Gervais, Amélie Massé, Isabelle Beaulieu, Sébastien Petitclerc

List of former mayors:

  • Jean-Yves Gingras (...–2009)
  • Huguette Saucier (2009–2013)
  • Stephan Lavoie (2013–2020)
  • Nicole Poulin (2020)
  • Donald Rheault (2020–present)

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Preissac (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  2. ^ a b c "Preissac". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  3. ^
    2021 Census data
    . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  4. ISSN 1184-4981
    . Retrieved July 1, 2010.
  5. ISSN 1184-4981. Retrieved July 1, 2010. [dead link
    ]

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