Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac

Témiscouata -sur -le- Lac is a city in the administrative region of Bas- Saint -Laurent of the Canadian province of Quebec.

On 5 May 2010 the two cities Cabano and Notre- Dame-du -Lac were combined to Témiscouata -sur -le- Lac.

Témiscouata -sur -le- Lac is located on Lake Témiscouata on Route 185. 2006 Cabano had 3199 inhabitants and covered an area of ​​111.97 km ².

The origin of the name is disputed Cabano. He could go back to the Montagnais word cacano, the designated an embarking point, because from there we went to Portage du Témiscouata, connecting the lake with the St. Lawrence River. Another explanation leads to the former name for the Lac Long, who was called Cabaneau. Maybe the name goes back on but wabano, which the Indians called their hunting lodges. This cabin form was taken over by French hunters and settlers.

History

With the introduction of the feudal order in New France ( Coutume de Paris), the area was divided into Seigneurien, huge manors on which peasants lived, had to pay the taxes and compulsory labor. 1683 continued the deputy of the French king, the intendant de Meules as lord Charles Aubert de la Chenaye in the rule Madouesca ( Témiscouata ) a.

Only in 1783 was a way of St. Lorenz, who today Vieux- Chemin, so called Old Way. It was only in 1843, passable for carriages. 1828 was the first sawmill built Alexandre Fraser at Lac Témiscouata, as well as a corn mill. One of the first settlers was Denis Pelletier, John Caldwell built a first sawmill.

1839 was the after Lennox Ingall named Fort Ingall. Meanwhile, five families inhabited the region. The trigger, the bloodless Aroostook dispute between Great Britain and the United States, was completed in 1842 in the Webster - Ashburton Treaty -.

The settlement on a larger scale began in Témiscouata until 1850. A first large sawmill was built in 1865 and in 1889 reached a railway connection, the Témiscouata Railway, between Edmundston and Rivière -du -Loup the area.

The Catholic parish of Saint -Mathias de Cabano was founded on May 28, 1906, the establishment of Abbe Ernest Gagnon, after 1901, the church was built. However, it burned in 1972.

On September 9, 1907, Mr. Michaud first mayor of Municipalité with the city's founding of Cabano. 1928-1930 Grey Owl lived in the city, a trapper and writer. 1941-1944 was the City Hall, Hôtel de ville, the first Émilien Morin inhabited, the Marcgand de Bois. He was mayor in 1947, placing it received its present name. The building was restored in 1991.

However, on 9 May 1950 burned down half the town. 1962 became Cabano city status (Ville ). In 1976 moved to the Cascades paper mill, which is called Norampac today. 2000 the park was inaugurated Clair Soleil.