Trécesson, Quebec

Trécesson
—  Township municipality  —
Villemontel
Trécesson
Coordinates: 48°39′N 78°19′W / 48.65°N 78.317°W / 48.65; -78.317Coordinates: 48°39′N 78°19′W / 48.65°N 78.317°W / 48.65; -78.317
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Regional county	Abitibi
Settled	1913
Incorporated	July 15, 1918
Government[1]
– Mayor	Ghislain Nadeau
– Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
– Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area[1][2]
– Total	198.38 km2 (76.6 sq mi)
– Land	196.38 km2 (75.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
– Total	1,195
– Density	6.1/km2 (15.8/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	J0Y 2S0
Area code(s)	819

Trécesson is a township 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 1,195 in the Canada 2006 Census, and a land area of 196.38 square kilometres.^[2] It is part of the census agglomeration of Amos.

Demographics

Population trend:^[3]

• Population in 2006: 1195 (2001 to 2006 population change: 1.5 %)
• Population in 2001: 1177
• Population in 1996: 1145
• Population in 1991: 1061

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 446 (total dwellings: 562)

Mother tongue:^[2]

• 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. ^ ^{a b} "Trécesson" (in French). Répertoire des municipalités. Ministère des Affaires Municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire. http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/88075/. Retrieved 2011-01-11. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "Trécesson community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2488075&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=Trecesson&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2011-01-11. 
3. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census