Trécesson

Trécesson is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality.

Trécesson
Township municipality
Villemontel
Location within Abitibi RCM
Trécesson
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°39′N 78°19′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi
Settled1913
ConstitutedJuly 15, 1918
Government
[2]
 • MayorGhislain Nadeau
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[2][3]
 • Total203.25 km2 (78.48 sq mi)
 • Land196.89 km2 (76.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total1,232
 • Density6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
 • Pop (2006-21)
 0.7%
 • Dwellings
584
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Y 2S0
Area code819
Highways R-111 R-399
Websitewww.municipalitedetrecesson.com

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 km2 (76.02 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.3/km2 (16.2/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

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):[3]

  • 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):[2]

  • 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.
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