Preissac,_Quebec

Preissac

Preissac

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

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.

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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

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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. [1]
    "Preissac (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  2. [2]
    "Preissac". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  3. [3]
    "Preissac community profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  4. [4]
    "Long Lac officially opens Bousquet". The Val d'Or Star. July 4, 1979. p. 17. ISSN 1184-4981. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
  5. [5]
    "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]
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