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Casselman is a Village in eastern Ontario , Canada , in the United Counties Of Prescott And Russell on the South Nation River .

It is a small village on the Trans-Canada Highway 417 between Ottawa and Montréal at the crossroads of Highway 138 , a smaller highway which runs south to Cornwall - Massena .

According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:
  • Population: 2,910

  • % Change ( 1996 - 2001 ): 1.1

  • Dwellings: 1,111

  • Area (sq. km.): 5

  • Density (persons per sq. km.): 582.5


Casselman is surrounded on all sides by The Nation , since Casselman citizens refused to join the fusion of municipalities.

The village was named after Martin Casselman who built a sawmill near the site of the current town in 1844.

Casselman hosts ''L'écho d'un peuple'' , one of the biggest shows ever presented in Ontario.














North: The Nation
West: The Nation
Casselman East: The Nation

South: The Nation



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