Gallichan

Gallichan
Municipality
Motto(s):  Deus primus servatus ("God was the first to be saved")
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Gallichan Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°36′N 79°17′W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi-Ouest
Settled	1922
Constituted	January 1, 1958
Government
• Mayor	Serge Marquis
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area
• Total	98.25 km2 (37.93 sq mi)
• Land	73.61 km2 (28.42 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	488
• Density	6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	4.3%
• Dwellings	304
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 2B0
Area code	819
Highways	No major routes
Website	gallichan.ao.ca

Gallichan (French pronunciation: [ɡaliʃɑ̃]) is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality located along the banks of the Duparquet River. It had a population of 488 in the 2021 Canadian census.

The municipality was constituted on January 1, 1958, and was called Saint-Laurent until 1986.

Demographics

Population

Historical census populations – Gallichan

Year	Pop.	±%
1961	672	—
1966	614	−8.6%
1971	482	−21.5%
1976	440	−8.7%
1981	454	+3.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1986	487	+7.3%
1991	482	−1.0%
1996	478	−0.8%
2001	476	−0.4%
2006	458	−3.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
2011	484	+5.7%
2016	468	−3.3%
2021	488	+4.3%

Source: Statistics Canada

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 229 (total dwellings: 304)

Language

Mother tongue language (2021)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	480	99.0%
English only	5	1.0%
Both English and French	0	0.0%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Government

Municipal council (2024):

• Mayor: Serge Marquis
• Councillors: Richard Vallières, Daniel Bélanger, Nathalie Shink, Jacklin Chabot, Fernand Nadeau, Cynthia Sancartier

External links

• Media related to Gallichan, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website