Abitibi Regional County Municipality

Abitibi Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. The seat is Amos.[2]

Abitibi
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 48°34′N 78°00′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Effective	January 1, 1983
County seat	Amos
Government [2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Jacques Riopel
Area [2][3]
• Total	7,862.70 km^2 (3,035.81 sq mi)
• Land	7,677.01 km^2 (2,964.11 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	24,639
• Density	3.2/km^2 (8/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	1.2%
• Dwellings	11,374
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	819
Website	www.mrcabitibi.qc.ca
[4]

Subdivisions

There are 19 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Cities & Towns (1)

• Amos

Municipalities (12)

• Barraute
• Berry
• Champneuf
• La Corne
• La Morandière
• La Motte
• Preissac
• Rochebaucourt
• Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire
• Saint-Félix-de-Dalquier
• Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana
• Sainte-Gertrude-Manneville

Townships (3)

• Landrienne
• Launay
• Trécesson

Parishes (1)

• Saint-Marc-de-Figuery

Unorganized Territory (2)

• Lac-Chicobi
• Lac-Despinassy

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Abitibi Regional County Municipality community profile
	2016	2011	2006
Population:	24,639 (+1.2% from 2011)	24,354 (+0.3% from 2006)	24,275 (-1.4% from 2001)
Land area:	7,679.36 km^2 (2,965.02 sq mi)	7,677.01 km^2 (2,964.11 sq mi)	7,674.19 km^2 (2,963.02 sq mi)
Population density:	3.2/km^2 (8.3/sq mi)	3.2/km^2 (8.3/sq mi)	3.2/km^2 (8.3/sq mi)
Median age:	43.0 (M: 42.4, F: 43.7)	42.2 (M: 41.7, F: 42.7)	40.3 (M: 39.9, F: 40.6)
Total private dwellings:	11,374	11,109	11,013
Median household income:	$64,064	$54,465	$46,804
References: 2016[5] 2011[6] 2006[7] earlier[8]

Historical Census Data - Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1991 25,334 —     1996 25,280 −0.2% 2001 24,613 −2.6%	Year Pop. ±% 2006 24,275 −1.4% 2011 24,354 +0.3% 2016 24,639 +1.2%
[9][3]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Quebec[9]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		24,400		23,690	1.4%	97.09%		235	9.3%	0.96%		70	0%	0.29%		405	8.0%	1.66%
2011		24,020		23,360	0.8%	97.25%		215	37.7%	0.90%		70	366.7%	0.29%		375	2.6%	1.56%
2006		23,915		23,170	1.9%	96.88%		345	53.3%	1.44%		15	75.0%	0.07%		385	4.1%	1.61%
2001		24,275		23,620	3.3%	97.30%		225	8.2%	0.93%		60	20.0%	0.25%		370	15.6%	1.52%
1996		25,050		24,435	n/a	97.54%		245	n/a	0.98%		50	n/a	0.20%		320	n/a	1.28%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[10]

Autoroutes None

Principal Highways Route 109 Route 111

Secondary Highways Route 386 Route 395 Route 397 Route 399

External Routes None

Protected areas

• Aiguebelle National Park

Attractions and other areas

• Alphonse-Normadin Covered Bridge [1950] (Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire)
• Amos Airport (Trecesson)
• Exposition de la Maison de la culture Centre (Amos)
• Garde Dispensary (La Corne)
• Grazie Gadens (La Motte)
• l'Arche-de-Noe Covered Bridge [1937] (Rochebaucourt)
• l'Harricana Ferme d'autruches Slope (Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana)
• l'Original Covered Bridge [1942] (Rochebaucourt)
• Mont-Video (Barraute)
• Pageau Refuge (Amos)
• Poste Museum (Saint-Marc-de-Figuery)

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 141126 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. Geographic code 880 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Abitibi, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
4. "(Code 2488) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
5. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
9. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
10. Official Transport Quebec Road Map