Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality
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Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality (French pronunciation: [abitibiwɛst], Abitibi West) is a regional county municipality located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. Its seat is La Sarre.
Subdivisions
There are 23 subdivisions within the RCM:
| Cities & Towns (3) Duparquet La Sarre Macamic | Municipalities (15) Authier Authier-Nord Chazel Clerval Dupuy Gallichan La Reine Normétal Palmarolle Poularies Rapide-Danseur Roquemaure Sainte-Germaine-Boulé Taschereau Val-Saint-Gilles | Parishes (2) Sainte-Hélène-de- Mancebourg Saint-Lambert | Townships (1) Clermont | Unorganized Territory (2) Lac-Duparquet Rivière-Ojima |
Demographics
Population
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
| Population | 20,526 (-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: 48.0) | 46.4 (M: 45.6, F: 47.3) | 45.5 (M: 45.0, F: 45.9) |
| Private dwellings | 10,082 (total) 9,233 (occupied) | 10,053 (total) | 9,698 (total) |
| Median household income | $67,500 | $57,116 | $48,589 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| Historical Census Data - Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality, Quebec | ||
| YearPop.±%199124,109—199623,571−2.2%200121,984−6.7% | YearPop.±%200620,792−5.4%201121,003+1.0%201620,538−2.2% | |
| 1991 | 24,109 | — |
| 1996 | 23,571 | −2.2% |
| 2001 | 21,984 | −6.7% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 2006 | 20,792 | −5.4% |
| 2011 | 21,003 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 20,538 | −2.2% |
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French | English | French & English | Other | |||||||||||||
| 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:
| Autoroutes None | Primary Highways R-101 R-111 | Secondary Highways R-388 R-390 R-393 | External Routes Highway 101 |
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)