Yamachiche is a Municipalité Quebec located between the rivers Yamachiche and Petite Yamachiche in the regional Municipalité of county of Maskinongé in the administrative area of the Mauricie.

Municipal chronology

• July 1st 1855: Constitution of the municipality of parish of Holy-Anne-in Yamachiche during the original municipal cutting of Quebec.
• 1887 : The municipality of village of Yamachiche is detached from Holy-Anne-in Yamachiche
• December 26th 1987: Yamachiche and Holy-Anne-in Yamachiche amalgamate to become the municipality of Yamachiche .

History

Colonized starting from 1702, the municipality of Yamachiche was known for its station of Wireless telegraphy which was useful for the communication between the America and the Europe. It was also a station of draft of the merchants of furs.

Discusses on the name

Still today, an eternal discusses takes place with Yamachiche and the government of Quebec as for knowing if the Y must be regarded vocally as a vowel or a consonant. In other words, is necessary it to say “the municipality of Yamachiche” or “the municipality of Yamachiche”.

The name of origin of the colony was Saint-Anne-in Yamachiche, justifying the polemic partly.

Yamachichois famous

• Nérée Beauchemin (1850 - 1931), poet
• Antoine Gérin-Lajoie (1824 - 1882), one of the first Canadian novelists

Municipalities bordering

Sources

• Repertory of the municipalities of Quebec
• Commission of toponymy of Quebec
• municipal Businesses and areas - regional charts

See too

External bond

• Official site of the municipality of Yamachiche

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