Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac is a municipality

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 in Québec

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....

 situated in the MRC of Témiscouata in the Bas-Saint-Laurent

Bas-Saint-Laurent

The Bas-Saint-Laurent region is located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec.It has a population of 200,653 and a land area of 22,232.11 km² .-Subdivisions:...

 region. The city was created on May 5, 2010 from the mergers of the city of Cabano and Notre-Dame-du-Lac

Notre-Dame-du-Lac, Quebec

Notre-Dame-du-Lac is a former city in the regional county municipality of Témiscouata in the province of Québec, Canada, located in the administrative region du Bas-Saint-Laurent. On 5 May 2010, the cities of Cabano and Notre-Dame-du-Lac combined to form a new city named Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac...

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Geography

Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac is situated on the south side of the Saint Lawrence River

Saint Lawrence River

The Saint Lawrence is a large river flowing approximately from southwest to northeast in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. It is the primary drainage conveyor of the Great Lakes Basin...

, at about 260 km from Québec City

Quebec City

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, and 470 km west of Gaspé

Gaspé, Quebec

Gaspé is a city at the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of eastern Quebec, Canada. As of the 2006 census, the city had a total population of 14,819....

. The cities of importance close to Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac are Rivière-du-Loup, at 60 km to the north-west, Trois-Pistoles at 65 km to the north, Rimouski at 110 km north-east, and Edmundston in New Brunswick

New Brunswick

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, at 60 km to the south-west. Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac is situated at 40 km to the north-west of the border with New Brunswick on Route 185

Quebec route 185

Route 185 is part of the Trans-Canada Highway. It travels from Saint-Antonin, Quebec to Edmundston, New Brunswick, a distance of about . It connects Autoroute 85 and New Brunswick Route 2....

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The city of Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac is composed of two sectors: Cabano and Notre-Dame-du-Lac

Notre-Dame-du-Lac, Quebec

Notre-Dame-du-Lac is a former city in the regional county municipality of Témiscouata in the province of Québec, Canada, located in the administrative region du Bas-Saint-Laurent. On 5 May 2010, the cities of Cabano and Notre-Dame-du-Lac combined to form a new city named Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac...

. There are also two small communities as well: Rivière-Creuse and Route-du-Sault.

Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac is situated on Lake Témiscouata

Lake Témiscouata

Lake Témiscouata is a lake in the Témiscouata region of southeastern Quebec. It is 45 km long and 5 km wide. The Madawaska River flows from this lake to the Saint John River.The city of Cabano is located on this lake...

 which extends for 45 km. It is the second lake of importance on the Saint Lawrence River.

History

On May 5, 2010, the cities of Cabano and Notre-Dame-du-Lac merged to form the city of Cabano–Notre-Dame-du-Lac, which was later named Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac. The name was approved by more than 60 % of the population during a referendum on June 20, 2010, and approuved by the Minister of Municipal Affairs. The mayors of the cities of Cabano and Notre-Dame-du-Lac shared the role of mayor until June 10, 2010 when Gilles Garon was elected new mayor of the city.

Known Personality

Paul Triquet

Paul Triquet

Paul Triquet, VC, CD was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for valour "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...

 is a well known recipient of the Victoria Cross

Victoria Cross

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, the highest honour for serving in the armies of the Commonwealth

Commonwealth

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, native of Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac.

Tourism

Fort Ingall

Fort Ingall

Fort Ingall was originally a British fieldwork built in Cabano, Quebec, Canada in 1839 for the Aroostook War between Great Britain and the United States of America....

 is a museum which is a reconstruction of the British fort during the XIXth century

Lake Témiscouata

Lake Témiscouata

Lake Témiscouata is a lake in the Témiscouata region of southeastern Quebec. It is 45 km long and 5 km wide. The Madawaska River flows from this lake to the Saint John River.The city of Cabano is located on this lake...

is an ideal location for all kinds of nautical activities including fishing.