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Auclair, Quebec

Coordinates: 47°44′00″N 68°39′00″W / 47.7333°N 68.65°W / 47.7333; -68.65
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Auclair
View of Lake Squatec in Auclair
View of Lake Squatec in Auclair
Location within Témiscouata RCM
Location within Témiscouata RCM
Auclair is located in Eastern Quebec
Auclair
Auclair
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°44′00″N 68°39′00″W / 47.7333°N 68.65°W / 47.7333; -68.65[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMTémiscouata
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1954
Government
 • MayorBruno Bonesso
 • Federal ridingRimouski-Neigette—
Témiscouata—Les Basques
 • Prov. ridingRivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area
 • Total107.70 km2 (41.58 sq mi)
 • Land105.78 km2 (40.84 sq mi)
Population
 • Total447
 • Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 0.2%
 • Dwellings
264
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area codes418 and 581
Highways R-295
Websitewww.municipaliteauclair.ca

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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 2537". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 13045". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ https://dioceserimouski.com/egl/auclair.html
  5. ^ https://www.cma2014.com/images/programmation/prog_CMA2014Web.pdf
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