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Trécesson, Quebec

Trécesson (French pronunciation: [tʁesɛsɔ̃]) is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality.

The municipality is part of the census agglomeration of Amos. It includes the communities of Clercs-Saint-Viateur, La Ferme, Lac-Davy, Trécesson, and Villemontel.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Trécesson had a population of 1,232 living in 519 of its 584 total private dwellings, a change of 0.7% from its 2016 population of 1,223. With a land area of 196.89 km (76.02 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.3/km (16.2/sq mi) in 2021.

Historical census populations – Trécesson
YearPop.±%
1921 451—    
1931 797+76.7%
1941 1,336+67.6%
1951 1,200−10.2%
1956 1,143−4.7%
1961 1,131−1.0%
YearPop.±%
1966 935−17.3%
1971 847−9.4%
1976 809−4.5%
1981 1,059+30.9%
1986 983−7.2%
1991 1,061+7.9%
YearPop.±%
1996 1,145+7.9%
2001 1,177+2.8%
2006 1,195+1.5%
2011 1,138−4.8%
2016 1,223+7.5%
2021 1,232+0.7%
Source: Statistics Canada

Mother tongue (2021):

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 98.8%
  • English and French as first language: 0.4%
  • Other as first language: 0.4%

Government

Municipal council (as of 2023):

  • Mayor: Ghislain Nadeau
  • Councillors: André Masson, Nadia Caron, Nathalie Dion, Martin Veilleux, Rémi Roy, Stephan Roy

List of former mayors:

  • Anita Bédard-Larochelle (...–2005, 2013–2017)
  • Jacques Trudel (2005–2009)
  • Ghislain Nadeau (2009–2013, 2021–present)
  • Chantal Poliquin (2017–2018)
  • Jacques Grenier (2019–2021)

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 63444". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ "Trécesson". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  3. ^ "Trécesson (Code 2488075) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.