Taschereau, Quebec
Taschereau 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.
Taschereau | |
|---|---|
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM | |
Taschereau Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°40′N 78°41′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Settled | 1911 |
| Constituted | December 27, 2001 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michael Otis |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Area | |
| • Total | 272.50 km2 (105.21 sq mi) |
| • Land | 246.96 km2 (95.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 898 |
| • Density | 3.6/km2 (9/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) | 6.7% |
| • Dwellings | 460 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | R-101 R-111 R-390 |
| Website | taschereau |
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.
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