• Source: Lac-au-Saumon, Quebec

Lac-au-Saumon is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in La Matapédia Regional Council Municipality in the Matapédia Valley.
The municipality had a population of 1,488 as of the Canada 2021 Census.
The village is located on the shores of the eponymous Lac au Saumon (French for "Salmon Lake") that is an enlargement of the Matapédia River. It was known as a spawning ground for salmon, but major pollution from mills made this a thing of the past.




History


The area opened up to colonization in 1863, and the Mission of Saint-Edmond-du-Lac-au-Saumon was founded in 1876. But it was not until 1896 that real settlement began with the arrival of a group of Acadians from the Magdalen Islands. The following year the Lac-au-Saumon post office opened.
In 1904, the Municipality of Saint-Edmond was incorporated when it separated from the Parish Municipality of Saint-Benoît-Joseph-Labre (now Amqui). The following year, the Village Municipality of Lac-au-Saumon was established.
On December 17, 1997, the Village Municipality of Lac-au-Saumon and the Municipality of Saint-Edmond were amalgamated to form the new Municipality of Lac-au-Saumon.




Geography


Lac-au-Saumon is located approximately 10 kilometers between the two main towns of La Matapédia, Amqui and Causapscal, on Route 132 which is the main communication axis of Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie. The latter passes on the north side of the lake although the bulk of the village is located to the south. North of the lake, we find the Notre Dame Mountains which are part of the Chic-Chocs mountains.




Demographics



Canada Census data before 2001 (pre-merger):




Economy


Lac-au-Saumon's economic development is linked to agriculture and forestry, particularly wood processing.




Sports


Lac-au-Saumon currently host two softball teams from the local league.




Government






= Municipal council

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Mayor: Gérard Grenier
Councillors: Gérald Ruel, Patrick Bacon, Jocelyne Bérubé, Chantal Gagné, Alain Fradette, Valérie Simard

Mayors of the Municipality of Lac-au-Saumon (following the merger with Saint-Edmond)

Gérard Grenier 2017-
Michel Chevarie 2009-2017
Jean-Claude Dumoulin 2005-2009
Aurélien Beaulieu 1998-2005
Jean-Claude Dumoulin 1997-1998

Mayors of the former Village Municipality of Lac-au-Saumon




See also


List of municipalities in Quebec




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Lac-au-Saumon, Quebec
• Lac au Saumon (Matapédia)
• Municipal history of Quebec
• List of rivers of Quebec
• Rivière au Saumon
• Saint-Edmond, Quebec
• List of lakes of Quebec
• Port au Saumon River
• Cuisine of Quebec
• La Malbaie