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La Matanie is a regional county municipality, located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, in Canada. From January 1, 1982 to March 9, 2013, it was known as Matane.[4]

La Matanie
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 48°51′N 67°17′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
Effective	January 1, 1982
County seat	Matane
Government [2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Pierre Thibodeau
Area [2][3]
• Total	3,380.00 km2 (1,305.03 sq mi)
• Land	3,318.34 km2 (1,281.22 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	21,301
• Density	6.4/km2 (17/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	2.2%
• Dwellings	11,948
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	418 and 581

The county seat is the city of Matane.

Subdivisions

There are 12 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - La Matanie Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1991 24,334 —     1996 23,723 −2.5% 2001 22,507 −5.1%	Year Pop. ±% 2006 22,247 −1.2% 2011 21,786 −2.1% 2016 21,301 −2.2%
[10][3]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Matanie Regional County Municipality, Quebec[10][3]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		21,040		20,800	2.8%	98.86%		95	0.0%	0.45%		60	14.3%	0.29%		85	21.4%	0.40%
2011		21,640		21,405	0.6%	98.91%		95	24.0%	0.44%		70	50.0%	0.32%		70	64.1%	0.32%
2006		21,880		21,525	1.7%	98.38%		125	92.3%	0.57%		35	36.4%	0.16%		195	333.3%	0.89%
2001		22,065		21,900	5.5%	99.25%		65	43.5%	0.29%		55	37.5%	0.25%		45	80.0%	0.20%
1996		23,355		23,175	n/a	99.23%		115	n/a	0.49%		40	n/a	0.17%		25	n/a	0.11%

Personalities

• Isabelle Boulay, born 6 at Sainte-Félicité
• Yves Sirois, born at Matane
• Josélito Michaud, born in 1965 at Matane
• Alain Côté, born may 3,1957 at Matane
• Claude Picher, born May 30, 1927 at Québec died in 1998 at Saint-Léandre

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[11]

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec

References

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