Taschereau, Quebec
Taschereau | |
|---|---|
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM | |
| Coordinates: 48°40′N 78°41′W / 48.667°N 78.683°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Settled | 1911 |
| Constituted | December 27, 2001 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michael Otis |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Area | |
• Total | 272.50 km2 (105.21 sq mi) |
| • Land | 246.96 km2 (95.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 898 |
| • Density | 3.6/km2 (9/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) | 6.7% |
| • Dwellings | 460 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | R-101 R-111 R-390 |
| Website | taschereau |
Taschereau (French pronunciation: [taʃʁo]) is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 246.97 km2 and had a population of 898 as of the Canada 2021 Census.
The municipality was incorporated on December 27, 2001, when the Village Municipality of Taschereau and the Municipality of Taschereau were amalgamated. It is named after Louis-Alexandre Taschereau.