Témiscamingue

Témiscamingue is a regional Municipalité of county (MRC) of the province of Quebec, in the administrative area of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue, created on April 15th, 1981. Its chief town is the town of City-Marie. She is made up of 21 municipalities: 3 cities, 12 municipalities, 1 village, 1 municipality of linked cantons, 2 cantons, 1 parish and 1 territory not organized. Its prefect is Jean-Pierre Charron, his substitute is Maurice Rivard.

  • Population: 16.756 inhabitants (2005)

  • Surface: 19.244 km ²
  • Density: 0.91 inhabitant with the km ²

History

The history of settlement of the area of Témiscamingue goes back to more than 6000 years. Strong Témiscamingue was used as important station of draft of the Compagnie of Hudson Bay and this, since the XVIIe century. It was a colony of settlement of Quebec and the first city, City-Marie was founded in 1886.

Economy

The economy of Témiscamingue rests mainly on the exploitation of the natural resources on its vast territory, particularly the forest, the transformation of the forest resources and agriculture. Tembec constitutes the principal industry of the area with its factory of paste and paper in the town of Témiscaming just as of the many factories and concerning mills Tembec located a little everywhere through Témiscamingue, some in Abitibi and even throughout the world. The fertile grounds around the Lac Témiscamingue make that it is about one of the principal agricultural areas of the west of Quebec. The agribusiness industry most present is the milk industry with several farms of dairy exploitation just as a factory of transformation of butter milk with Laverlochère. A mark of cheese produced in Lorrainville, the Cheese at the Village, also starts to be dissociated on the Québécois scene with the " Grown of the clocher" for example. Market-gardening industry also takes expansion in the area, in particular with St-Eugene-of-Guigues, where the sandy grounds support the culture of potato. With also recently begun the culture from carrot. Transport, mainly the haulage, taking into account the geographical position of the area, are also an important source of employment in the area in order to forward the local products to the center of Quebec. Tourism, in particular the activities of hunting and fishing, also constitutes a source returned for the population. The decorations enchanters, the tracks of excursion and the local products of the soil are among the sources of attraction. Moreover, culturally speaking, the area vibrates of talents: singers, musicians, writers, painters, etc the biennial international one of miniature arts is in particular a tourist attraction of great scale attracting of the artists of several countries. The Rodeo of the Truck is also an event supporting tourism by attracting truck-drivers of everywhere through Quebec, Ontario, Canada and the United States.

Municipalities of the MRC of Témiscamingue

Cities

Municipalities

Municipality of village

  • Angliers

Municipality of plain cantons

Municipalities of cantons

Municipality of parish

  • Saint-Edouard-with-Fabre

Territory not organized

  • Laniel
  • Lake-of-Témiscamingue the

Indigenous

Reserve Indian

The Indian reserves are not members of the MRC, but their territory is nevertheless wedged in that Ci.

Close divisions of census

External bonds

  • industrial and mining Towns of Quebec in images

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