Papineau Regional County Municipality

Papineau
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 45°53′N 75°03′W / 45.883°N 75.050°W / 45.883; -75.050Coordinates: 45°53′N 75°03′W / 45.883°N 75.050°W / 45.883; -75.050[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Outaouais
Effective January 1, 1983
County seat Papineauville
Government[2]
  Type Prefecture
  Prefect Mme Paulette Lalande
Area[2][3]
  Total 3,205.90 km2 (1,237.80 sq mi)
  Land 2,941.82 km2 (1,135.84 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 22,541
  Density 7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Increase 3.1%
  Dwellings 14,569
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 819
Website www.mrcpapineau.com

Papineau is a regional county municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Papineauville.

Subdivisions

There are 24 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Cities & Towns (1)

Municipalities (21)

Townships (2)

Demographics

Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 19,920 92.48%
English only 965 4.48%
Both English and French 210 0.97%
Other languages 445 2.07%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[4]

  • External Routes
    • None

See also

References

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