Val-Saint-Gilles
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Val-Saint-Gilles (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality about Script error: No such module "convert". north of La Sarre. It covers 109.39 km² and with a population of 169 in the 2021 Canadian census, it is the least populous incorporated municipality in the regional county.
It lies at the northern edge of the Abitibi Clay Belt. The undulating land is dotted with swamps, a few small lakes, and sand and gravel deposits. Its high point is marked by two hills near the village with an altitude of Script error: No such module "convert".. The Turgeon River, the only notable river and tributary of the Harricana River, flows through the north-western part of the municipality.[1]
History
The first settlers, arriving circa 1935 as part of the Vautrin Settlement Plan, came from Clermont, Montreal, and Mont-Laurier. In 1937, they founded the Saint-Gilles-de-Clermont Parish, and two years later, the place separated from Clermont Township and was incorporated as the Municipality of Val-Saint-Gilles, named after Saint Giles.[2][1]
But because of the harsh land, the settlers could barely make a living and many soon left, reducing the population from over 600 persons to less than 200 today. Its residents mostly commute to La Sarre and the surrounding area, working particularly in the mining and forestry sectors.[2]
Demographics
Population
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Language
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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155 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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160 | Decrease 11.1% | 100.0% | 0 | Steady 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | Steady 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | Decrease 100.0% | 0.0% | |||||
2011 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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185 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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180 | Increase 5.9% | 97.3% | 0 | Steady 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | Steady 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 | Increase n/a% | 2.7% | |||||
2006 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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170 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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170 | Decrease 10.5% | 100.0% | 0 | Steady 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | Steady 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | Steady 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
2001 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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190 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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190 | Decrease 9.5% | 100.0% | 0 | Steady 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | Steady 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | Steady 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
1996 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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210 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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210 | n/a | 100.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | |||||
Government
Municipal council (as of 2023):[4]
- Mayor: Alain Guillemette
- Councillors: Nancy Filiatrault, Réjean Dicaire, Chloé Roux, Roger Paul, Jean-Marie Lavoie, Marianne Bergeron
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- Marc Quirion (...–2005)
- Benoît Sarrazin (2005–2009)
- Réjean Lambert (2009–2021)
- Alain Guillemette (2021–present)
See also
References
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External links
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