Cabano

Cabano is a former city in Témiscouata Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is situated on Lake Témiscouata on Autoroute 85. On May 5, 2010, it merged with Notre-Dame-du-Lac to form the new city of Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac.

Ville de Cabano Cabano
Former city
Fort-Ingall in Cabano
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 47.68°N 68.88°W / 47.68; -68.88
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
MRC	Témiscouata
City	Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac
Established	1880
Disestablished	5 May 2010 (merged)
Area
• Total	121.78 km2 (47.02 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	3,400
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code	G0L 1E0

In the 2021 census, Cabano had a population of 2419 people.^[1]

History

At first, Cabano was called Poste du Lac or Fort Ingall. It became Saint-Mathias-de-Cabano in 1907, then the municipal village of Cabano in 1923, and finally, the city of Cabano in 1962.

On May 9, 1950, a major fire destroyed 125 houses in the city.^[2]

TFI International, Canada's largest trucking company, was founded in Cabano.^[3]

Notable people

• Paul Triquet - Recipient of the Victoria Cross for actions in Italy during the Second World War
• Ingrid St-Pierre - Singer-songwriter
• Pierre Bérubé - Quebec researcher and author