Gallichan

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

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Municipality in Quebec, Canada

48°36′N 79°17′W / 48.600°N 79.283°W / 48.600; -79.283^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionAbitibi-TémiscamingueRCMAbitibi-OuestSettled1922ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1958Government

^[2]

• MayorSerge Marquis • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue • Prov. ridingAbitibi-OuestArea

^[2]^[3]

• Total98.25 km² (37.93 sq mi) • Land73.61 km² (28.42 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[3]

• Total488 • Density6.6/km² (17/sq mi) • Pop (2016-21)

4.3% • Dwellings

304Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

J0Z 2B0

Area code819HighwaysNo major routesWebsitegallichan.ao.ca

Gallichan 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,^[2] and was called Saint-Laurent until 1986.^[1]

Demographics

Historical census populations – Gallichan

Year	Pop.	±%
1961	672	—
1966	614	−8.6%
1971	482	−21.5%
1976	440	−8.7%
1981	454	+3.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1986	487	+7.3%
1991	482	−1.0%
1996	478	−0.8%
2001	476	−0.4%
2006	458	−3.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
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)^[3]

Mother tongue (2021):^[3]

English as first language: 1%
French as first language: 99%
English and French as first language: 0%
Other as first language: 0%

Local government

Municipal council (2023):^[4]

Mayor: Serge Marquis
Councillors: Daniel Bélanger, Francine Lehouiller, Sonia Rivard, Valérie Bruneau, Nancy Shink

References

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