Témiscouata is a regional county municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is located southeast of Rivière-du-Loup, bordering New Brunswick, and is centred on Lake Témiscouata. Its seat is Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac.

Témiscouata
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 47°41′N 68°53′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
Effective	January 1, 1982
County seat	Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac
Government [2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Serge Pelletier
Area [2][3]
• Total	4,025.80 km2 (1,554.37 sq mi)
• Land	3,904.03 km2 (1,507.35 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	19,574
• Density	5.0/km2 (13/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	4.9%
• Dwellings	10,778
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Website	www.mrctemiscouata.qc.ca

Major industries include forestry, agriculture and maple syrup products.

Subdivisions

There are 19 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Population

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Témiscouata Regional County Municipality, Quebec[8][9][3]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		19,220		19,025	9.9%	98.99%		100	4.8%	0.52%		35	0.0%	0.18%		60	33.3%	0.31%
2011		20,300		20,115	3.8%	99.09%		105	4.5%	0.52%		35	30.0%	0.17%		45	70.0%	0.22%
2006		21,220		20,915	4.1%	98.56%		110	175.0%	0.52%		50	25.0%	0.24%		145	480.0%	0.68%
2001		21,910		21,805	3.2%	99.52%		40	42.9%	0.18%		40	33.3%	0.18%		25	n/a%	0.11%
1996		22,625		22,525	n/a	99.56%		70	n/a	0.31%		30	n/a	0.13%		0	n/a	0.00%

Transportation

Access routes

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

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

[de] Témiscouata