Gallichan
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Gallichan | |
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Motto(s): Deus primus servatus ("God was the first to be saved") | |
![]() Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM | |
Coordinates: 48°36′N 79°17′W / 48.600°N 79.283°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
RCM | Abitibi-Ouest |
Settled | 1922 |
Constituted | January 1, 1958 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Serge Marquis |
• Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
• Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
Area | |
• Total | 98.25 km2 (37.93 sq mi) |
• Land | 73.61 km2 (28.42 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 488 |
• Density | 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi) |
• Pop (2016-21) | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 304 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Highways | No major routes |
Website | gallichan |
Gallichan is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality located along the banks of the Duparquet River. It had a population of 488 in the 2021 Canadian census.
The municipality was constituted on January 1, 1958,[2] and was called Saint-Laurent until 1986.[1]
Demographics
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Source: Statistics Canada |
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 229 (total dwellings: 304)[3]
Mother tongue (2021):[3]
- English as first language: 1%
- French as first language: 99%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0%
Local government
[edit]Municipal council (2024):[4]
- Mayor: Serge Marquis
- Councillors: Richard Vallières, Daniel Bélanger, Nathalie Shink, Jacklin Chabot, Fernand Nadeau, Raphaël Boutin-Bellavance
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 151355". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Gallichan". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
- ^ a b c d "Gallichan (Code 2487020) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ "Municipalit? De Gallichan, Conseil municipal". MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
External links
[edit]Media related to Gallichan, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website