La Corne
La Corne | |
|---|---|
Location within Abitibi RCM | |
La Corne Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°21′N 78°00′W / 48.350°N 78.000°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Abitibi |
| Settled | c. 1935 |
| Constituted | August 2, 1975 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Éric Comeau |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Area | |
• Total | 332.26 km2 (128.29 sq mi) |
| • Land | 308.13 km2 (118.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 778 |
| • Density | 2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) | 8.2% |
| • Dwellings | 382 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | R-111 |
| Website | www |
La Corne (French pronunciation: [la kɔʁn]) is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec in Abitibi Regional County Municipality.
The place is named in honour of Louis de La Corne (1703–1761), a French naval officer who was wounded in the Battle of Sainte-Foy in 1760. Until 1978, the place name was incorrectly spelled as Lacorne.
From 1955 to 1965, La Corne was home to Canada's only lithium mine. The underground mine had a 150 m (490 ft) deep shaft and lateral workings on three levels, and provided lithium to the glass and ceramics industries. With the advent of lithium batteries for electric cars and a myriad of consumer electronic products, the mine is currently being studied for reopening in late 2012 as an open-pit mine.