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Municipality of Cayamant<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Accueil<\/a> \n <\/use><\/svg>\n <\/span> Explore the region<\/a> \n <\/use><\/svg>\n <\/span> Our towns<\/a> \n <\/use><\/svg>\n <\/span> Municipality of Cayamant<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Municipality of Cayamant<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Discover Cayamant’s hidden treasures!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Established<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1906<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Population<\/p>\n\n\n\n

863<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Area<\/p>\n\n\n\n

389,07 km2<\/sup><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Welcome to Cayamant<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cayamant\u2019s history dates back to the 1880s, when the forestry industry began operating in the D\u00e9p\u00f4t-de-l\u2019Aigle area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This logging site was accessible via the Picanoc River. Among the forestry workers who travelled this route, several eventually settled with their families along the shores of Cayamant Lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The name \u201cCayamant\u201d is believed to be of Algonquin origin. It may be derived from the words Kakgama<\/em>, Kandikagamaw<\/em> or Kandikagama<\/em>, meaning \u201cporcupine lake,\u201d or from the word kantuagama<\/em>, meaning \u201clake with a bay at the end.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before long, the growing community was served by its first post office, located in a house built by Louis Lachapelle before 1883, as recounted by Louis-Andr\u00e9 Hubert in his book Une rivi\u00e8re qui vient du nord\u2026 Histoire de Maniwaki et du pays de la Gatineau<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first post office opened in 1902 under the name Lake Cayamont.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forty years later, in 1942, the Caisse populaire de Lac-Cayamont opened in the village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The spelling \u201cCayamant\u201d first appeared in 1943, when the name of the post office was changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The municipality itself was officially established on October 10, 1906. At the time, it was part of Pontiac County and was known as the Municipality of Dorion Township. The name was chosen in honour of Antoine-Aim\u00e9 Dorion (1818\u20131891), a longtime Liberal Member of Parliament and minister. The municipality officially adopted the name Cayamant in 1988.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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