Les Basques Regional County Municipality
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Les Basques (French pronunciation: [lebask], the Basques) is a regional county municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region in eastern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River halfway between Rimouski and Rivière-du-Loup.
The county seat is in Trois-Pistoles.
Subdivisions
There are 11 subdivisions within the RCM:
| Cities & towns (1) Trois-Pistoles | Municipalities (7) Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Saint-Clément Sainte-Rita Saint-Jean-de-Dieu Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux Saint-Médard Saint-Simon-de-Rimouski | Parishes (2) Sainte-Françoise Saint-Éloi | Unorganized territory (1) Lac-Boisbouscache |
Demographics
Population
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
| Population | 8,873 (+2.1% from 2016) | 8,694 (-4.9% from 2011) | 9,142 (-3.5% from 2006) |
| Land area | 1,120.03 km2 (432.45 sq mi) | 1,121.82 km2 (433.14 sq mi) | 1,122.76 km2 (433.50 sq mi) |
| Population density | 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi) | 7.7/km2 (20/sq mi) | 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Median age | 56.8 (M: 56.0, F: 57.6) | 55.6 (M: 55.1, F: 56.1) | 52.6 (M: 51.7, F: 53.5) |
| Private dwellings | 5,182 (total) 4,244 (occupied) | 5,185 (total) | 5,144 (total) |
| Median household income | $53,600 | $44,809 | $42,510 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| Historical census data - Les Basques Regional County Municipality, Quebec | ||
| YearPop.±%199110,325—199610,204−1.2%20019,848−3.5% | YearPop.±%20069,475−3.8%20119,142−3.5%20168,694−4.9% | |
| 1991 | 10,325 | — |
| 1996 | 10,204 | −1.2% |
| 2001 | 9,848 | −3.5% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 2006 | 9,475 | −3.8% |
| 2011 | 9,142 | −3.5% |
| 2016 | 8,694 | −4.9% |
Language
| Canada Census mother tongue - Les Basques 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 | 8,580 | 8,530 | 5.0% | 99.42% | 30 | 40.0% | 0.35% | 10 | 50.0% | 0.12% | 10 | 100% | 0.12% | |||||
| 2011 | 9,055 | 8,980 | 0.1% | 99.17% | 50 | 233.3% | 0.55% | 20 | n/a% | 0.22% | 5 | 96.4% | 0.06% | |||||
| 2006 | 9,125 | 8,970 | 6.0% | 98.30% | 15 | 40.0% | 0.17% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 140 | 1300.0% | 1.53% | |||||
| 2001 | 9,580 | 9,545 | 2.7% | 99.64% | 25 | 73.7% | 0.26% | 0 | 100.0% | 0.00% | 10 | n/a% | 0.10% | |||||
| 1996 | 9,920 | 9,805 | n/a | 98.84% | 95 | n/a | 0.96% | 20 | n/a | 0.20% | 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: