Preissac
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Preissac (French pronunciation: [pʁɛsak]) is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. The village of Preissac itself is located at the north end of Lake Preissac.
Preissac | |
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 Location within Abitibi RCM | |
  Preissac Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°24′N 78°22′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Abitibi |
| Settled | 1934 |
| Constituted | January 1, 1979 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Donald Rheault |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Area | |
• Total | 506.29 km2 (195.48 sq mi) |
| • Land | 422.13 km2 (162.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 914 |
| • Density | 2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  9.5% |
| • Dwellings | 527 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-395 |
| Website | www |
It is named after Lambert Preissac de Cadeihan, a lieutenant in the Régiment de Berry that was part of General Montcalm's army.[1]
History
- 1906 : Opening of the first molybdenite mine
- 1916 : Establishment of the geographic township (canton) of Preissac.[1]
- 1934 : Arrival of the first settlers under the Vautrin Plan
- 1936: Start of construction of the St-Raphael de Preissac church.
- January 1, 1979 : The Municipality of Preissac is established from previously unincorporated territory.[1]
- 1979 : Opening of the Bousquet mine[4][5]
- 1980 : Opening of the Doyon mine
- 1988 : Opening of Dumagami mine (later renamed La Ronde) operated by Agnico-Eagle which was the source in the 1990s of more than half of Quebec's gold production
Demographics
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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 430 (total dwellings: 527)[3]
Mother tongue (2021):[3]
- English as first language: 1.6%
- French as first language: 97.8%
- English and French as first language: 0.5%
- Other as first language: 0%
Government
Municipal council (as of 2023):[2]
- Mayor: Donald Rheault
- Councillors: Casandra Couture, Jean-Paul Gosselin, David Gervais, Amélie Massé, Isabelle Beaulieu, Sébastien Petitclerc
List of former mayors:
- Jean-Yves Gingras (...–2009)
- Huguette Saucier (2009–2013)
- Stephan Lavoie (2013–2020)
- Nicole Poulin (2020)
- Donald Rheault (2020–present)
