Gallichan, Quebec

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 484 in the Canada 2011 Census.

Gallichan
Municipality
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.
Gallichan
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°36′N 79°17′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi-Ouest
Settled1922
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1958
Government
 • MayorAndré Légaré
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
 • Total97.30 km2 (37.57 sq mi)
 • Land74.60 km2 (28.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total484
 • Density6.5/km2 (17/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 5.7%
 • Dwellings
307
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 2B0
Area code(s)819
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.gallichan.ao.ca

The municipality was constituted on January 1, 1958.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 484 (2006 to 2011 population change: 5.7%)
  • Population in 2006: 458
  • Population in 2001: 476
  • Population in 1996: 478
  • Population in 1991: 482

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 193 (total dwellings: 307)

Mother tongue:[5]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 97.8%
  • English and French as first language: 2.2%
  • Other as first language: 0%

Municipal council
  • Mayor: André Légaré
  • Councillors: Serge Marquis, Claude Bourque, Martine Goulet Gosselin, Brigitte Rivard, Henri Bourque, Éric Fournier [6]

References
  1. Reference number 151355 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. "Gallichan". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  3. "Gallichan census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. "Gallichan community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-09-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)





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