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.
It is named after Lambert Preissac de Cadeihan, a lieutenant in the Régiment de Berry that was part of General Montcalm's army.
History 1906 : Opening of the first molybdenite mine 1916 : Establishment of the geographic township (canton) of Preissac. 1934 : Arrival of the first settlers under the Vautrin Plan 1936: Start of construction of the St-Raphael de Preissac church. January 1, 1979 : The Municipality of Preissac is established from previously unincorporated territory. 1979 : Opening of the Bousquet mine 1980 : Opening of the Doyon mine 1988 : Opening of Dumagami mine (later renamed La Ronde) operated by Agnico-Eagle which was the source in the 1990s of more than half of Quebec's gold production
Demographics
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 430 (total dwellings: 527)
Mother tongue (2021): English as first language: 1.6% French as first language: 97.8% English and French as first language: 0.5% Other as first language: 0%
Government
Municipal council (as of 2023): Mayor: Donald Rheault Councillors: Casandra Couture, Jean-Paul Gosselin, David Gervais, Amélie Massé, Isabelle Beaulieu, Sébastien Petitclerc
List of former mayors:
Jean-Yves Gingras (...–2009) Huguette Saucier (2009–2013) Stephan Lavoie (2013–2020) Nicole Poulin (2020) Donald Rheault (2020–present)
References
External links
Municipalité de Preissac Domaine Preissac (pourvoirie de la municipalité)