Auclair 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.
Auclair | |
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 View of Lake Squatec in Auclair | |
 Location within Témiscouata RCM | |
  Auclair Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°44′00″N 68°39′00″W / 47.7333°N 68.65°W[1] | |
| 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 km2 (41.58 sq mi) |
| • Land | 105.78 km2 (40.84 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 447 |
| • Density | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  0.2% |
| • Dwellings | 264 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-295 |
| Website | www |
History
editOn 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.[4]
In 2014, Auclair is one of the host communities for the Fifth Acadian World Congress.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 2537". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 13045". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b 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
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