La Corne | |
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![]() Location within Abitibi RCM | |
Coordinates: 48°21′N 78°00′W / 48.350°N 78.000°W [1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
RCM | Abitibi |
Settled | c. 1935 |
Constituted | August 2, 1975 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Éric Comeau |
• Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
• Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
Area | |
• Total | 332.26 km2 (128.29 sq mi) |
• Land | 308.13 km2 (118.97 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[3] | |
• Total | 778 |
• Density | 2.5/km2 (6/sq mi) |
• Pop (2016-21) | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 382 |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 ( EST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Highways | ![]() |
Website |
www |
La Corne is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec in Abitibi Regional County Municipality.
The place is named in honour of Louis de La Corne (1703–1761), a French naval officer who was wounded in the Battle of Sainte-Foy in 1760. Until 1978, the place name was incorrectly spelled as Lacorne. [1]
From 1955 to 1965, La Corne was home to Canada's only lithium mine. The underground mine had a 150 m (490 ft) deep shaft and lateral workings on three levels, and provided lithium to the glass and ceramics industries. With the advent of lithium batteries for electric cars and a myriad of consumer electronic products, the mine is currently being studied for reopening in late 2012 as an open-pit mine. [4][ needs update]
The municipality of La Corne was founded in 1975 under the name Lacorne. The name was changed to the current La Corne in 1978. [5]
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Source: Statistics Canada |
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 322 (total dwellings: 382) [3]
Mother tongue (2021): [3]
Municipal council (as of 2023): [2]
List of former mayors: [5]
La Corne | |
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![]() Location within Abitibi RCM | |
Coordinates: 48°21′N 78°00′W / 48.350°N 78.000°W [1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
RCM | Abitibi |
Settled | c. 1935 |
Constituted | August 2, 1975 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Éric Comeau |
• Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
• Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
Area | |
• Total | 332.26 km2 (128.29 sq mi) |
• Land | 308.13 km2 (118.97 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[3] | |
• Total | 778 |
• Density | 2.5/km2 (6/sq mi) |
• Pop (2016-21) | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 382 |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 ( EST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Highways | ![]() |
Website |
www |
La Corne is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec in Abitibi Regional County Municipality.
The place is named in honour of Louis de La Corne (1703–1761), a French naval officer who was wounded in the Battle of Sainte-Foy in 1760. Until 1978, the place name was incorrectly spelled as Lacorne. [1]
From 1955 to 1965, La Corne was home to Canada's only lithium mine. The underground mine had a 150 m (490 ft) deep shaft and lateral workings on three levels, and provided lithium to the glass and ceramics industries. With the advent of lithium batteries for electric cars and a myriad of consumer electronic products, the mine is currently being studied for reopening in late 2012 as an open-pit mine. [4][ needs update]
The municipality of La Corne was founded in 1975 under the name Lacorne. The name was changed to the current La Corne in 1978. [5]
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Source: Statistics Canada |
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 322 (total dwellings: 382) [3]
Mother tongue (2021): [3]
Municipal council (as of 2023): [2]
List of former mayors: [5]