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Lebel-sur-Quévillon Mayor Guy Lafrenière announced the news, adding that some essential workers will begin to go back Friday to ensure services are in place when residents return.
Civil security official Jean Savard says 2,800 Quebecers — including roughly 2,000 from Lebel-sur-Quévillon — remain evacuated from a wildfire.
Quebec's forest fire agency says there are 150 active fires in the province and that so far more than 639,000 hectares have burned to date.
Quebec's massive forest fires have forced most of the province's wilderness outfitters to shut down during one of their busiest seasons.
Meanwhile, Environment Canada has issued smog warnings and special air quality advisories for large swaths of Quebec, spanning from James Bay to Montreal.