La Corne
The place is named in honour of Louis de La Corne (1703–1761), a French naval officer who was wounded in the Battle of Sainte-Foy in 1760. Until 1978, the place name was incorrectly spelled as Lacorne.
From 1955 to 1965, La Corne was home to Canada's only lithium mine. The underground mine had a 150 m (490 ft) deep shaft and lateral workings on three levels, and provided lithium to the glass and ceramics industries. With the advent of lithium batteries for electric cars and a myriad of consumer electronic products, the mine is currently being studied for reopening in late 2012 as an open-pit mine.
History
The municipality of La Corne was founded in 1975 under the name Lacorne. The name was changed to the current La Corne in 1978.
Demographics
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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 322 (total dwellings: 382)
Mother tongue (2021):
- English as first language: 0.6%
- French as first language: 98.7%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0.6%
Government
Municipal council (as of 2023):
- Mayor: Éric Comeau
- Councillors: Gaétan Goyette, André Gélinas, Samuel Vaillancourt, Yanick Hamel, André Beauchemin, Annie Grandmont
List of former mayors:
- Lionel Nadon (1975–1978)
- Adélard St-Pierre (1978–1979)
- Eloi Hamel (1979–1980)
- Jean Claude Trottier (1980–1983, 1985–1989)
- Yvon Vaillancourts (1983–1985, 1989–1996)
- Gérald St-Pierre (1996–1998)
- Yvon Vigneault (1998–2006)
- Michel Lévesque (2006–2013, 2021–2023)
- Éric Comeau (2013–2021, 2023–present)
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 72436". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ "La Corne". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ "La Corne community profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ "Quebec Lithium Project". Canada Lithium Corp. Archived from the original on 2013-03-10. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
- ^ "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: La Corne (municipalité) 2.8.1975 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Éric Comeau redevient maire de La Corne". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2023-07-11.