La Côte-de-Gaspé Regional County Municipality explained

La Côte-de-Gaspé
Settlement Type:Regional county municipality
Coordinates:49.1667°N -119°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Quebec
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Established Title:Effective
Established Date:January 1, 1982
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Gaspé
Government Type:Prefecture
Leader Title:Prefect
Leader Name:François Roussy
Area Land Km2:4088.39
Population Total:17,547
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:4.3
Population Blank1 Title:Change
(2016-21)
Population Blank1: 2.5%
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Area Code:418 and 581

La Côte-de-Gaspé is a regional county municipality on the Gaspé peninsula in eastern Quebec, Canada, part of the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region. The seat is Gaspé.

The regional county has a land area of and its population was 17,547 inhabitants as of the 2021 Census. Its largest community is the city of Gaspé.

Subdivisions

There are 7 subdivisions within the RCM:

Cities & Towns (2)
Municipalities (2)
Townships (1)
Unorganized Territory (2)

Demographics

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Côte-de-Gaspé Regional County Municipality, Quebec
CensusTotal
YearResponsesCountTrendPop % CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %
14,965 5.6%88.8%1,600 7.8%9.5%185 5.7%1.1%105 75.0%0.6%
15,860 3.0%88.95%1,735 9.6%9.73%175 59.1%0.98%60 71.4%0.34%
15,395 5.2%87.30%1,920 4.1%10.89%110 18.5%0.62%210 281.8%1.19%
16,240 9.6%88.86%1,845 22.0%10.10%135 37.2%0.74%55 10.0%0.30%
17,955 n/a87.22%2,365n/a11.49%215n/a1.04%50n/a0.24%

Transportation

Access Routes

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

See also

Notes and References

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