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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.
Preissac | |
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 Location within Abitibi RCM. | |
  Preissac Location in western Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 48°24′N 78°22′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Abitibi |
| Settled | 1934 |
| Constituted | January 1, 1979 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Huguette Saucier |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Area | |
| • Total | 495.10 km2 (191.16 sq mi) |
| • Land | 422.13 km2 (162.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 914 |
| • Density | 2.2/km2 (6/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  9.5% |
| • Dwellings | 527 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J0Y 2E0 |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  Route 395 |
| Website | www |
It is named after Lambert Preissac de Cadeihan, a lieutenant in the Régiment de Berry that was part of General Montcalm's army.[1]
Chronology
- 1906 : Opening of the first molybdenite mine
- 1916 : Establishment of the township municipality (canton) of Preissac.
- 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 township (canton) of Preissac becomes the municipality of Preissac.
- 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
Population trend:[6]
- Population in 2021: 914 (2016 to 2021 population change: 9.5%)
- Population in 2016: 835
- Population in 2011: 786
- Population in 2006: 726
- Population in 2001: 684
- Population in 1996: 619
- Population in 1991: 529
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 430 (total dwellings: 527)
Mother tongue:[7]
- English as first language: 1.4%
- French as first language: 97.2%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 1.4%
Municipal council
- Mayor: Huguette Saucier, elected November 1, 2009
- Councillors: France Beaumier, Léonard Brisson, Line Lafleur, Pauline Marchand, Jules Pelchat, Huguette Saucier
References
- "Preissac (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- "Preissac". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- "Preissac census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- "Long Lac officially opens Bousquet". The Val d'Or Star. July 4, 1979. p. 17. ISSN 1184-4981. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
- "Long Lac Mineral Exploration Ltd Mines De Bousquet". The Val d'Or Star. July 4, 1979. p. 13. ISSN 1184-4981. Retrieved July 1, 2010. [dead link]
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- "Preissac community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
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