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 2,419 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

• Pierre Bérubé, researcher and author

• Patrice Laplante, member of the National Assembly of Quebec

• Ingrid St-Pierre, singer-songwriter

• Paul Triquet, recipient of the Victoria Cross for actions in Italy during the Second World War

References

External links

• City web site (archived)