Gallichan

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Gallichan
Municipality
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Motto(s): 
Deus primus servatus
("God was the first to be saved")
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Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
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Gallichan
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°36′N79°17′W / 48.600°N 79.283°W / 48.600; -79.283 [1]
CountryCanada
Province Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM Abitibi-Ouest
Settled1922
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1958
Government
[2]
 • MayorSerge Marquis
 •  Federal riding Abitibi—Témiscamingue
 •  Prov. riding Abitibi-Ouest
Area
[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)
Increase2.svg 4.3%
 • Dwellings
304
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 2B0
Area code 819
HighwaysNo major routes
Website gallichan.ao.ca OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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.

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The municipality was constituted on January 1, 1958, [2] and was called Saint-Laurent until 1986. [1]

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) [3]

Language

Mother tongue language (2021) [4]

LanguagePopulationPct (%)
French only48099.0%
English only51.0%
Both English and French00.0%
Other languages00.0%

Government

Municipal council (2024): [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 151355". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gallichan". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  3. 1 2 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 2024-06-26.


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