Bonaventure Regional County Municipality Explained

Bonaventure
Settlement Type:Regional county municipality
Coordinates:48.05°N -94°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Established Title:Effective
Established Date:April 8, 1981
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:New Carlisle
Government Type:Prefecture
Leader Title:Prefect
Leader Name:Jean-Guy Poirier
Area Total Km2:4401.70
Area Land Km2:4379.40
Population Total:17,660
Population As Of:2016
Population Density Km2:4.0
Population Blank1 Title:Change
2011-2016
Population Blank1: 1.9%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:8,744
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Area Codes:418 and 581

Bonaventure is a regional county municipality in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of eastern Quebec, Canada, on the Gaspé Peninsula. Its seat is New Carlisle.

Subdivisions

There are 14 subdivisions within the RCM:

Cities & Towns (3)
Municipalities (7)
Parishes (1)
Townships (2)
Unorganized Territory (1)

Demographics

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Bonaventure Regional County Municipality, Quebec
CensusTotal
YearResponsesCountTrendPop % CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %
14,700 1.4%84.3%2,515 4.9%14.4%160 10.3%0.82%70 40.0%0.4%
14,915 1.7%84.00%2,645 5.4%14.90%145 107.1%0.82%50 75.0%0.28%
14,665 3.3%82.71%2,795 10.7%15.76%70 74.1%0.40%200 566.7%1.13%
15,170 7.9%84.30%2,525 10.5%14.03%270 157.1%1.50%30 100.0%0.17%
16,470 n/a84.85%2,820n/a14.53%105n/a0.54%15n/a0.08%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[1]

Attractions

Protected Areas

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.quebec511.gouv.qc.ca/fr/carte_routiere/ Official Transport Quebec Road Map