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Municipality in Quebec, Canada
Gallichan
Municipality
Motto(s): Deus primus servatus
("God was the first to be saved")
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCMLocation within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Gallichan is located in Western QuebecGallichanGallichanLocation in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°36′N 79°17′W / 48.600°N 79.283°W / 48.600; -79.283
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi-Ouest
Settled1922
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1958
Government
 • MayorSerge Marquis
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
 • Total98.25 km (37.93 sq mi)
 • Land73.61 km (28.42 sq mi)
Population
 • Total488
 • Density6.6/km (17/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)Increase 4.3%
 • Dwellings304
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)J0Z 2B0
Area code819
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitegallichan.ao.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Gallichan (French pronunciation: [ɡaliʃɑ̃]) is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality located along the banks of the Duparquet River. It had a population of 488 in the 2021 Canadian census.

The municipality was constituted on January 1, 1958, and was called Saint-Laurent until 1986.

Demographics

Population

Historical census populations – Gallichan
YearPop.±%
1961 672—    
1966 614−8.6%
1971 482−21.5%
1976 440−8.7%
1981 454+3.2%
YearPop.±%
1986 487+7.3%
1991 482−1.0%
1996 478−0.8%
2001 476−0.4%
2006 458−3.8%
YearPop.±%
2011 484+5.7%
2016 468−3.3%
2021 488+4.3%
Source: Statistics Canada

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 229 (total dwellings: 304)

Language

Mother tongue language (2021)

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 480 99.0%
English only 5 1.0%
Both English and French 0 0.0%
Other languages 0 0.0%

Government

Municipal council (2024):

  • Mayor: Serge Marquis
  • Councillors: Richard Vallières, Daniel Bélanger, Nathalie Shink, Jacklin Chabot, Fernand Nadeau, Cynthia Sancartier

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 151355". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ "Gallichan". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  3. ^ "Gallichan (Code 2487020) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Gallichan, Quebec
  5. "Municipalit? De Gallichan, Conseil municipal". MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest. Retrieved 2024-12-19.

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Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Clerval
Lake Abitibi
Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg
Lake Abitibi
Palmarolle
Roquemaure Gallichan Sainte-Germaine-Boulé
Rapide-Danseur
Quebec Subdivisions of Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality
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