Avignon Regional County Municipality
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Avignon (French pronunciation: [aviɲɔ̃] ⓘ) is a regional county municipality located in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat and largest city is Carleton-sur-Mer.
It is on the Gaspé Peninsula, along Chaleur Bay.
Subdivisions
There are 13 subdivisions and 2 native reserves within the RCM:
| Cities & towns (1) Carleton-sur-Mer | Municipalities (10) Escuminac L'Ascension-de-Patapédia Maria Matapédia Nouvelle Pointe-à-la-Croix Ristigouche-Sud-Est Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia Saint-André-de-Restigouche Saint-François-d'Assise | Unorganized territories (2) Rivière-Nouvelle Ruisseau-Ferguson | Native reserves (2) (not associated with RCM) Gesgapegiag 2 Listuguj |
Demographics
Population
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
| Population | 13,415 (-7.2% from 2016) | 14,461 (-5.1% from 2011) | 15,246 (+4.1% from 2006) |
| Land area | 3,487.37 km2 (1,346.48 sq mi) | 3,487.51 km2 (1,346.54 sq mi) | 3,486.51 km2 (1,346.15 sq mi) |
| Population density | 3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi) | 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Median age | 52.8 (M: 52.0, F: 54.0) | 49.9 (M: 48.7, F: 50.6) | 46.6 (M: 46.0, F: 47.2) |
| Private dwellings | 6,967 (total) 6,281 (occupied) | 7,340 (total) | 7,472 (total) |
| Median household income | $60,800 | $48,370 | $41,117 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| Historical census data - Avignon Regional County Municipality, Quebec | ||
| YearPop.±%199115,494—199615,898+2.6% | YearPop.±%200115,268−4.0%200614,643−4.1% | YearPop.±%201115,246+4.1%201614,461−5.1% |
| 1991 | 15,494 | — |
| 1996 | 15,898 | +2.6% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 2001 | 15,268 | −4.0% |
| 2006 | 14,643 | −4.1% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 2011 | 15,246 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 14,461 | −5.1% |
| 2006 population excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or settlements. |
Language
| Canada Census mother tongue - Avignon Regional County Municipality, Quebec | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 14,260 | 11,550 | 1.1% | 81.0% | 2,025 | 20.7% | 14.2% | 105 | 8.7% | 0.7% | 580 | 17.7% | 4.1% | |||||
| 2011 | 15,050 | 11,675 | 2.3% | 77.57% | 2,555 | 51.6% | 16.98% | 115 | 91.7% | 0.76% | 705 | 1.4% | 4.68% | |||||
| 2006 | 14,415 | 11,955 | 0.8% | 82.93% | 1,685 | 25.4% | 11.69% | 60 | 40.0% | 0.42% | 715 | 3.4% | 4.96% | |||||
| 2001 | 14,960 | 11,860 | 6.6% | 79.28% | 2,260 | 14.7% | 15.10% | 100 | 25.0% | 0.67% | 740 | 8.6% | 4.95% | |||||
| 1996 | 15,560 | 12,700 | n/a | 81.62% | 1,970 | n/a | 12.66% | 80 | n/a | 0.51% | 810 | n/a | 5.21% |
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 | Principal highways R-132 | Secondary highways None | External routes None |
Attractions
- Battle of Restigouche National Historic Site (Pointe-à-la-Croix)
- Fort Listiguj (Pointe-à-la-Croix)
- Notre-Dame-du-Mont-St-Joseph Oratory (Carleton---Saint Omer)
Protected areas
- Casualt ZEC
- Rivières-Matapédia et Patapédia Wildlife Reserve
- Miguasha Provincial Park
- Saint-Omer National Migratory Bird Sanctuary