Official Name: | Ville de Cabano |
Settlement Type: | Former city |
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) |
Area Total Km2: | 121.78 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 3,199 |
Timezone: | EST |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Postal Code: | G0L 1E0 |
Cabano is a former city (3400 pop)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.
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.[1]
TFI International, Canada's largest trucking company, was founded in Cabano.[2]