Cayamant | |
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  Cayamant Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°08′N 76°15′W / 46.133°N 76.250°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Outaouais |
| RCM | La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau |
| Constituted | October 10, 1906 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nicolas Malette |
| • Federal riding | Pontiac |
| • Prov. riding | Gatineau |
| Area | |
• Total | 414.75 km2 (160.14 sq mi) |
| • Land | 382.49 km2 (147.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 895 |
| • Density | 2.3/km2 (6/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–21) |  9.0% |
| • Dwellings | 1,036 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | www |
Cayamant is a municipality in La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. The village of Lac-Cayamant is located at the north end of Lake Cayamant, west of Gracefield.
It was formerly known as the Township Municipality of Dorion, named after Antoine-Aimé Dorion (1818-1891). It was renamed to the Municipality of Cayamant at the end of 1988, due to many problems created by having the identical name to that of the city of Dorion (which merged with neighbouring Vaudreuil in 1994). The new name refers to the largest lake in its territory, Lake Cayamant. The Algonquin term Kakgama, Kandikagamaw, or Kandikagama means "porcupine". Alternatively, it may come from Kantuagama, which means lake with a large bay.[4]
The village has a primary school, a church, and some convenience stores, restaurants and some basic commerce. Most of the population lives near the lake. The most populated street is "Rue Principale" (Main Street).
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toponymiewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 83040". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Cayamant, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Cayamant (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-08-13.