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Auclair, Quebec
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| Country | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Province | File:Flag of Quebec.svg 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 | Decrease 0.2% |
| • Dwellings | 264 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | File:Qc295.svg R-295 |
| Website | www |
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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.
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.[4] In 2014, Auclair is one of the host communities for the Fifth Acadian World Congress.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 2537". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in français). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 13045". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in français). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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
File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Auclair, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
