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Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality (English: Abitibi West) is a regional county municipality located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. Its seat is La Sarre.[2]
Abitibi-Ouest | |
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Regional county municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 48°45′N 79°10′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | La Sarre |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Daniel Rancourt |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,563.10 km2 (1,375.72 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3,334.92 km2 (1,287.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
| • Total | 20,538 |
| • Density | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 |  2.2% |
| • Dwellings | 10,053 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | www |
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Subdivisions
There are 23 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Population
Canada census – Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 20526 (-0.1% from 2016) | 20,538 (-2.2% from 2011) | 21,003 (+1.0% from 2006) |
| Land area | 3,312.45 km2 (1,278.94 sq mi) | 3,334.92 km2 (1,287.62 sq mi) | 3,337.51 km2 (1,288.62 sq mi) |
| Population density | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) | 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| Median age | 46.8 (M: 46.4, F: 48) | 46.4 (M: 45.6, F: 47.3) | 45.5 (M: 45.0, F: 45.9) |
| Total private dwellings | 9235 | 10,053 | 9,698 |
| Median household income | $57,116 | $48,589 |
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Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality[10][3] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French |
English |
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 |
20,360 |
20,515 | 2.1% |
98.62% | 120 | 7.7% |
0.63% | 75 |  50.0% |
0.37% | 85 | 5.6% |
0.42% | |||||
2011 |
20,785 |
20,515 | 1.7% |
98.70% | 130 | 8.3% |
0.63% | 50 | 11.1% |
0.24% | 90 | 30.8% |
0.43% | |||||
2006 |
20,460 |
20,165 | 6.0% |
98.56% | 120 | 84.6% |
0.59% | 45 | 43.8% |
0.22% | 130 | 18.2% |
0.63% | |||||
2001 |
21,695 |
21,440 | 7.1% |
98.82% | 65 | 18.8% |
0.30% | 80 | 45.5% |
0.37% | 110 | 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:
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Attractions and other areas
- Antoine Marsh (Roquemaure)
- Calamite Covered Bridge [1927] (La Sarre)
- Culture House (La Sarre)
- Interpretation de la foresterie Centre (La Sarre)
- La Salle Airport (Clermont)
- Leclerc Covered Bridge [1927] (La Sarre)
- l'Ile Covered Bridge [1946] (Clerval)
- Joseph Berube Collection (Gallichan)
- Molesworth Covered Bridge [1930] (Macamic Ville)
- Notre-Dame-des-pauvres Sanctuary (Dupuy)
- Petit-Quatre Covered Bridge [1950] (Clermont)
- Rang 11 School (Authier)
- Rapide-Danseur Church (1942) (Rapide Danseur)
- Sang-Neuf-Art Gallery (Palmarolle)
Protected areas
Aiguebelle National Park
See also
- List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec
References
- "Reference number 141125 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- "Geographic code 870 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Abitibi-Ouest, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- "(Code 2487) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
- "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links
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На других языках
[de] Abitibi-Ouest
Abitibi-Ouest ist eine regionale Grafschaftsgemeinde (französisch municipalités régionales de comté, MRC) in der kanadischen Provinz Québec.- [en] Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality
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