Municipality in Quebec, Canada
| Auclair | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 View of Lake Squatec in Auclair | |
 Location within Témiscouata RCM | |
  AuclairLocation in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°44′00″N 68°39′00″W / 47.7333°N 68.65°W / 47.7333; -68.65 | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Témiscouata |
| Constituted | January 1, 1954 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bruno Bonesso |
| • Federal riding | Rimouski-Neigette— Témiscouata—Les Basques |
| • Prov. riding | Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata |
| Area | |
| • Total | 107.70 km (41.58 sq mi) |
| • Land | 105.78 km (40.84 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 447 |
| • Density | 4.2/km (11/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  0.2% |
| • Dwellings | 264 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0L 1A0 |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-295 |
| Website | www |
Auclair (French pronunciation: [oklɛʁ]) is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Témiscouata Regional County Municipality. The municipality had a population of 447 as of the Canada 2021 Census.
History
On 28 April 1917, the canton of Auclair was proclaimed.
In 1931, the Saint-Émile mission was founded. Parish registers were opened on 13 January 1932. That same year, the first chapel was built. On 6 June 1941, the parish of Saint-Émile d'Auclair was canonically erected. The first parish priest was Camille Lachance in 1944. In 1954, the municipality of Auclair was officially founded.
In 2014, Auclair is one of the host communities for the Fifth Acadian World Congress.
See also
References
- "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 2537". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 13045". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052413045&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Auclair
- https://dioceserimouski.com/egl/auclair.html
- https://www.cma2014.com/images/programmation/prog_CMA2014Web.pdf
External links
Media related to Auclair, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
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