Preissac
Municipality in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Preissac is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. The village of Preissac itself is located at the north end of Lake Preissac.
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Preissac | |
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Coordinates: 48°24′N 78°22′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
RCM | Abitibi |
Settled | 1934 |
Constituted | January 1, 1979 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Donald Rheault |
• Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
• Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
Area | |
• Total | 506.29 km2 (195.48 sq mi) |
• Land | 422.13 km2 (162.99 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 914 |
• Density | 2.2/km2 (6/sq mi) |
• Pop (2016-21) | 9.5% |
• Dwellings | 527 |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Highways | R-395 |
Website | www |
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It is named after Lambert Preissac de Cadeihan, a lieutenant in the Régiment de Berry that was part of General Montcalm's army.[1]