Cabano
title: "Cabano" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["former-municipalities-in-quebec", "populated-places-established-in-1880", "populated-places-disestablished-in-2010", "former-cities-in-quebec", "1880-establishments-in-quebec"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabano" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Ville de Cabano |
| settlement_type | Former city |
| native_name | Cabano |
| image_skyline | Fort-Ingall.JPG |
| imagesize | 200px |
| image_caption | Fort-Ingall in Cabano |
| image_shield | Blason ville ca Cabano (Québec).svg |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Canada |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Quebec |
| subdivision_type2 | MRC |
| subdivision_name2 | Témiscouata |
| subdivision_type3 | City |
| subdivision_name3 | Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac |
| established_title | Established |
| established_date | 1880 |
| established_title2 | Disestablished |
| established_date2 | 5 May 2010 (merged) |
| unit_pref | |
| area_total_km2 | 121.78 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 3400 |
| timezone | EST |
| utc_offset | -5 |
| timezone_DST | EDT |
| utc_offset_DST | -4 |
| postal_code_type | Postal Code |
| postal_code | G0L 1E0 |
| :: |
| official_name = Ville de Cabano | settlement_type = Former city | native_name = Cabano | nickname = | motto = | image_skyline = Fort-Ingall.JPG | imagesize = 200px | image_caption = Fort-Ingall in Cabano | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = Blason ville ca Cabano (Québec).svg | shield_size = | image_blank_emblem = | blank_emblem_size = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Canada | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Quebec | subdivision_type2 = MRC | subdivision_name2 = Témiscouata | subdivision_type3 = City | subdivision_name3 = Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | established_title = Established | established_date = 1880 | established_title2 = Disestablished | established_date2 = 5 May 2010 (merged) | established_title3 = | established_date3 = | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 121.78 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_percent = | population_as_of = 2021 | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 3400 | population_density_km2 = | timezone = EST | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = -4 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | postal_code_type = Postal Code | postal_code = G0L 1E0 | area_code = | website = | footnotes = 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.
In the 2021 census, Cabano had a population of 2419 people.
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.
TFI International, Canada's largest trucking company, was founded in Cabano.
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
References
References
- Government of Canada, Statistics Canada. (2022-02-09). "2021 Census of Population geographic summary: Cabano [Population centre], Quebec".
- (May 9, 2020). "Il y a 70 ans, Cabano brûlait". Info-Dimanche.
- TFI International. (18 February 2021). "Annual Information Form for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020".
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