La Corne

 ( Municipalities In Quebec ) 

La Corne () is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec in Abitibi Regional County Municipality.

The place is named in honour of Louis de La Corne (1703–1761), a French naval officer who was wounded in the Battle of Sainte-Foy in 1760. Until 1978, the place name was incorrectly spelled as Lacorne.

From 1955 to 1965, La Corne was home to Canada's only lithium mine. The underground mine had a deep shaft and lateral workings on three levels, and provided lithium to the glass and ceramics industries. With the advent of lithium battery for electric cars and a myriad of consumer electronic products, the mine is currently being studied for reopening in late 2012 as an Open-pit mining.

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History The municipality of La Corne was founded in 1975 under the name Lacorne. The name was changed to the current La Corne in 1978.

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Demographics Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 322 (total dwellings: 382)

Mother tongue (2021):

• English as first language: 0.6%
• French as first language: 98.7%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0.6%

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Government

Municipal council (as of 2023):

• Mayor: Éric Comeau
• Councillors: Gaétan Goyette, André Gélinas, Samuel Vaillancourt, Yanick Hamel, André Beauchemin, Annie Grandmont

List of former mayors:

• Lionel Nadon (1975–1978)
• Adélard St-Pierre (1978–1979)
• Eloi Hamel (1979–1980)
• Jean Claude Trottier (1980–1983, 1985–1989)
• Yvon Vaillancourts (1983–1985, 1989–1996)
• Gérald St-Pierre (1996–1998)
• Yvon Vigneault (1998–2006)
• Michel Lévesque (2006–2013, 2021–2023)
• Éric Comeau (2013–2021, 2023–present)

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External links

• Official website

Categories: Municipalities In Quebec, Incorporated Places In Abitibi-témiscamingue

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