Egan-Sud

Egan-Sud is a municipality in the La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, directly north of Maniwaki.

Egan-Sud
Municipality
Evans Lake
Location within La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau RCM
Egan-Sud Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 46°26′N 76°00′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Outaouais
RCM	La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau
Constituted	November 17, 1920
Government [2]
• Mayor	Neil Gagnon
• Federal riding	Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi
• Prov. riding	Gatineau
Area [2][3]
• Total	51.03 km2 (19.70 sq mi)
• Land	49.82 km2 (19.24 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	508
• Density	10.2/km2 (26/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–21)	0.8%
• Dwellings	258
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J9E 3A9
Area code	819
Website	www.egan-sud.ca

It has a residential, agricultural, and commercial character, the last of which mainly concentrated along Highway 105.^[4]

In the winter, Evens Lake is home to the largest ice rink built by the MRC, having a circular route of about 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) long.^[4]

History

Settlement in this area by Europeans began in the mid-nineteenth century. By 1863, there was a population of 140 people, most of Irish origin and almost all Catholics. In 1864, the Egan Township was proclaimed, named in memory of John Egan (1811-1857), an Irish immigrant, owner of large logging concessions in the Outaouais, and holder of several political offices. In 1881, the Municipality Township of Egan was formed, with Patrick Moore as first mayor who served until 1902.^[5][6]

In 1920, Egan Township was split up into the municipalities of Egan-Sud, Bois-Franc, and Montcerf (now Montcerf-Lytton).^[5] The first mayor of Egan-Sud was James Millar.^[6]

Demographics

Historical census populations – Egan-Sud, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,656 —     1931 459 −72.3% 1941 579 +26.1% 1951 854 +47.5% 1956 306 −64.2% 1961 401 +31.0% 1966 435 +8.5% 1971 411 −5.5% 1976 451 +9.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1981 541 +20.0% 1986 499 −7.8% 1991 520 +4.2% 1996 578 +11.2% 2001 539 −6.7% 2006 508 −5.8% 2011 542 +6.7% 2016 504 −7.0% 2021 508 +0.8%
Includes revised count for 2001. Source: Statistics Canada[7][8]

The language statistics are as follows (as of the 2021 Census):^[9] 88% of Egan-Sud speak French as their first language, 6% speak English as their first language, 4% speak both French and English as a first language and 1% have a different first language.

Government

List of former mayors:^[6]

• James Millar
• David Courtney
• Steven McSheffrey
• William P. McConnery
• Albert Bernatchez (1954–1979)
• René-Guy Moreau (1979–1997)
• Evelyne Hubert (2003–2005)
• Michel Cyr (2005–200?)
• Neil Gagnon (200?–present)