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.[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

References

  1. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-02-09). "2021 Census of Population geographic summary: Cabano [Population centre], Quebec". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  2. ^ "Il y a 70 ans, Cabano brûlait". Info-Dimanche. May 9, 2020. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  3. ^ TFI International (18 February 2021). "Annual Information Form for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020". SEC:EDGAR. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
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