La Corne

La Corne is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec in Abitibi Regional County Municipality.

La Corne
Municipality
Location within Abitibi RCM
Location within Abitibi RCM
La Corne is located in Western Quebec
La Corne
La Corne
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°21′N 78°00′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi
Settledc. 1935
ConstitutedAugust 2, 1975
Government
[2]
 • MayorÉric Comeau
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[2][3]
 • Total332.26 km2 (128.29 sq mi)
 • Land308.13 km2 (118.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total778
 • Density2.5/km2 (6/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Increase 8.2%
 • Dwellings
382
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Y 1R0
Area code819
Highways R-111
Websitewww.lacorne.ca

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]

History

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]

Demographics
Historical census populations – La Corne
YearPop.±%
1976 608—    
1981 631+3.8%
1986 642+1.7%
1991 616−4.0%
1996 621+0.8%
YearPop.±%
2001 629+1.3%
2006 682+8.4%
2011 700+2.6%
2016 719+2.7%
2021 778+8.2%
Source: Statistics Canada

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 322 (total dwellings: 382)[3]

Mother tongue (2021):[3]

  • English as first language: 0.6%
  • French as first language: 98.7%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0.6%

Government

Municipal council (as of 2023):[2]

  • Mayor: Éric Comeau[6]
  • Councillors: Gaétan Goyette, André Gélinas, Samuel Vaillancourt, Yanick Hamel, André Beauchemin, Annie Grandmont

List of former mayors:[5]

  • Lionel Nadon (1975–1978)
  • Adélard St-Pierre (1978–1979)
  • Eloi Hamel (1979–1980)
  • Jean Claude Trottier (1980–1983, 1985–1989)
  • Yvon Vaillancourts (1983–1985, 1989–1996)
  • Gérald St-Pierre (1996–1998)
  • Yvon Vigneault (1998–2006)
  • Michel Lévesque (2006–2013, 2021–2023)
  • Éric Comeau (2013–2021, 2023–present)[6]

References
  1. "Reference number 72436 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "La Corne". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  3. "La Corne community profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  4. "Quebec Lithium Project". Canada Lithium Corp. Archived from the original on 2013-03-10. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  5. "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: La Corne (municipalité) 2.8.1975 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  6. "Éric Comeau redevient maire de La Corne". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2023-07-11.
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