Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality

Abitibi-Ouest
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 48°45′N 79°10′W / 48.750°N 79.167°W / 48.750; -79.167Coordinates: 48°45′N 79°10′W / 48.750°N 79.167°W / 48.750; -79.167[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Effective January 1, 1982
County seat La Sarre
Government[2]
  Type Prefecture
  Prefect Daniel Rancourt
Area[2][3]
  Total 3,563.10 km2 (1,375.72 sq mi)
  Land 3,337.51 km2 (1,288.62 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 21,003
  Density 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Increase 1.0%
  Dwellings 9,698
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 819
Website www.mrc.ao.ca

Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality (Abitibi West) is a regional county municipality located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. Its seat is La Sarre.[2]

Subdivisions

There are 23 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Cities & Towns (3)
Municipalities (15)
Parishes (2)
Townships (1)
Unorganized Territory (2)

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6]
YearPop.±%
1991 24,109    
1996 23,571−2.2%
YearPop.±%
2001 21,984−6.7%
2006 20,792−5.4%
YearPop.±%
2011 21,003+1.0%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality[6]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
20,785
20,515 Increase 1.7% 98.70% 130 Increase 8.3% 0.63% 50 Increase 11.1% 0.24% 90 Decrease 30.8% 0.43%
2006
20,460
20,165 Decrease 6.0% 98.56% 120 Increase 84.6% 0.59% 45 Decrease 43.8% 0.22% 130 Increase 18.2% 0.63%
2001
21,695
21,440 Decrease 7.1% 98.82% 65 Decrease 18.8% 0.30% 80 Increase 45.5% 0.37% 110 Increase 266.7% 0.51%
1996
23,235
23,070 n/a 99.29% 80 n/a 0.34% 55 n/a 0.27% 30 n/a 0.13%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:

  • Autoroutes
    • None

Attractions and other areas

Protected areas

Parc national d'Aiguebelle

See also

References

External links

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