Témiscamingue is a county regional municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Abitibi-Témiscamingue is a region located in western Quebec, Canada, along the border with Ontario. It became part of the province in 1898. It has a land area of 57,674.26 km2 . As of the 2006 census, the population of the region was 143,872 inhabitants.-History:The land was first occupied...

 region of western Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada

Canada

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. The county seat is Ville-Marie

Ville-Marie, Quebec

Ville-Marie is a town on Lake Temiscaming in western Quebec, Canada. It is the largest city and seat of the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality, Quebec. As one of the oldest towns in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, it is considered the cradle of north-western Quebec and nicknamed "Pearl of...

.

Though Témiscamingue borders Pontiac Regional County Municipality

Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Pontiac is a county regional municipality MRC Pontiac in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. It should not be confused with the municipality of Pontiac, which is located inside the county regional municipality of Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais....

 to the south, it is not possible to travel between the two within Quebec without taking a major detour north towards Quebec Route 117

Quebec route 117

Route 117 is a provincial highway within the Canadian province of Quebec, running between Montreal and the Quebec/Ontario border where it continues as Highway 66 east of Kearns, Ontario...

. The shorter route is to cross into Ontario

Ontario

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 at Notre-Dame-du-Nord

Notre-Dame-du-Nord, Quebec

Notre-Dame-du-Nord is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. It is located at the northern end of Lake Timiskaming where the Ottawa River enters into this lake....

 or Témiscaming

Témiscaming, Quebec

Témiscaming is a town located at the south end of Lac Témiscamingue on the upper Ottawa River in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality of western Quebec, Canada. Also nearby is Lake Kipawa.-History:...

 and travel south on Highway 11

Highway 11 (Ontario)

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, then east on Highway 17

Highway 17 (Ontario)

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, before crossing back at Fort-Coulonge.

Communities

• Cities & Towns
  • Belleterre
    Belleterre, Quebec
    Belleterre is a ville in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the MRC de Témiscamingue.-History:In 1930, prospector William Logan discovered gold near Mud Lake . This led to the establishment of the Belleterre Gold Mines Company in 1935, and the formation of the Belleterre community at nearby Sables...
    
    
  • Témiscaming
    Témiscaming, Quebec
    Témiscaming is a town located at the south end of Lac Témiscamingue on the upper Ottawa River in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality of western Quebec, Canada. Also nearby is Lake Kipawa.-History:...
    
    
  • Ville-Marie
    Ville-Marie, Quebec
    Ville-Marie is a town on Lake Temiscaming in western Quebec, Canada. It is the largest city and seat of the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality, Quebec. As one of the oldest towns in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, it is considered the cradle of north-western Quebec and nicknamed "Pearl of...
    
    

• Villages
  • Angliers
    Angliers, Quebec
    Angliers is a village in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the MRC de Témiscamingue.-Demographics:Population trend:* Population in 2006: 308 * Population in 2001: 331* Population in 1996: 306* Population in 1991: 307...
    
    

• Municipalities
  • Béarn
    Béarn, Quebec
    Béarn is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.-History:The place was first incorporated as the Parish Municipality of Saint-Placide in 1913, taking its name from the parish that was founded two years earlier...
    
    
  • Duhamel-Ouest
    Duhamel-Ouest, Quebec
    Duhamel-Ouest is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.Located at a narrows of Lake Timiskaming, Duhamel-Ouest is home to the Fort Témiscamingue National Historic Site.-Demographics:Population trend:...
    
    
  • Fugèreville
    Fugèreville, Quebec
    Fugèreville is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the MRC de Témiscamingue.-Demographics:Population trend:* Population in 2006: 301 * Population in 2001: 345* Population in 1996: 376...
    
    
  • Kipawa
    Kipawa, Quebec
    Kipawa is a village and municipality in western Quebec, Canada, in the MRC de Témiscamingue. It is located at the south end of Lake Kipawa, adjacent to the Kebaowek Reserve.-Demographics:Population trend:...
    
    
  • Laforce
    Laforce, Quebec
    Laforce is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the MRC de Témiscamingue.-Demographics:Population trend:* Population in 2006: 174 * Population in 2001: 303...
    
    
  • Laverlochère
    Laverlochère, Quebec
    Laverlochère is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the MRC de Témiscamingue.-Demographics:Population trend:* Population in 2006: 732 * Population in 2001: 757* Population in 1996: 813...
    
    
  • Lorrainville
    Lorrainville, Quebec
    Lorrainville is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.-Demographics:Population trend:* Population in 2006: 1325 * Population in 2001: 1411...
    
    
  • Moffet
    Moffet, Quebec
    Moffet is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the MRC de Témiscamingue. The municipality had a population of 208 in the Canada 2006 Census. Moffet consists of farming and cattle. With few stores in the town. Towns people mostly speak French, Quebec's official language. Few know...
    
    
  • Notre-Dame-du-Nord
    Notre-Dame-du-Nord, Quebec
    Notre-Dame-du-Nord is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. It is located at the northern end of Lake Timiskaming where the Ottawa River enters into this lake....
    
    
  • Rémigny
    Rémigny, Quebec
    Rémigny is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.-History:In 1920, the geographic township of Rémigny was formed, named after Captain Rémigny of the La Sarre Regiment, who was made a Knight of the Order of Saint Louis in 1759 and captain of...
    
    
  • Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues
    Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues, Quebec
    Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues, often shortened to Guigues, is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the MRC de Témiscamingue.-Demographics:Population trend:* Population in 2006: 1076...
    
    
  • Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues
    Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues, Quebec
    Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues, often shortened to Saint-Eugène, is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.-Demographics:Population trend:...
    
    

• Cantons
  • Guérin
    Guérin, Quebec
    Guérin is a township in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the MRC de Témiscamingue.-Demographics:Population trend:* Population in 2006: 295 * Population in 2001: 300* Population in 1996: 297* Population in 1991: 274...
    
    
  • Nédélec
    Nédélec, Quebec
    Nédélec is a township in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.-History:By 1895, a general store was supplying the many logging camps of the area. The first permanent settlers arrived in 1909, the same year the township and township municipality were formed...
    
    

• United Cantons
  • Latulipe-et-Gaboury
    Latulipe-et-Gaboury, Quebec
    Latulipe-et-Gaboury is a township in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the MRC de Témiscamingue.-Demographics:Population trend:* Population in 2006: 333 * Population in 2001: 357* Population in 1996: 351...
    
    

• Parish Municipalities
  • Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre
    Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre, Quebec
    Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre is a parish municipality in western Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.It is named after Édouard-Charles Fabre.-Demographics:Population trend:...
    
    

• Unorganized Territories
  • Laniel
    Laniel, Quebec
    Laniel is an unorganized territory in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, Quebec, Canada. It surrounds the northern portion of Lake Kipawa....
    
    
  • Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue
    Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Quebec
    Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue is a vast unorganized territory in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada...