La Haute-Gaspésie Regional County Municipality Explained

La Haute-Gaspésie
Settlement Type:Regional county municipality
Coordinates:49.2167°N -70°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:March 18, 1981
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Sainte-Anne-des-Monts
Government Type:Prefecture
Leader Title:Prefect
Leader Name:Guy Bernatchez
Area Land Km2:5,053.88
Population Total:10,950
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:2.2
Population Blank1 Title:Change
(2016-21)
Population Blank1: 3.2%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:6,222
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Area Code:418 and 581

La Haute-Gaspésie (in French pronounced as /la ot gaspezi/) is a regional county municipality in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of eastern Quebec, Canada, on the Gaspé peninsula. The regional county municipality seat is in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts.

Prior to May 27, 2000, it was known as Denis-Riverin Regional County Municipality.[1]

Subdivisions

There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:

Cities & Towns (2)
Municipalities (4)
Villages (2)
Unorganized Territory (2)

Demographics

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Haute-Gaspésie Regional County Municipality, Quebec
CensusTotal
YearResponsesCountTrendPop % CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %
11,010 7.0%98.61%45 30.8%0.40%20 0%0.18%90 100.0%0.81%
11,840 1.4%98.91%65 225.0%0.54%20 100.0%0.17%45 65.4%0.38%
12,010 3.3%98.69%20 60.0%0.16%10 0.0%0.08%130 550.0%1.07%
12,415 7.9%99.36%50 16.7%0.40%10 77.8%0.08%20 0.0%0.16%
13,485 n/a99.08%60n/a0.44%45n/a0.33%20n/a0.15%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Modification aux municipalités du Québec, 2000 . Modifications Aux Municipalités du Québec . . 0843-8250 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040509154922/http://stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/referenc/pdf/mod2000.pdf . 2004-05-09 .
  2. http://www.quebec511.gouv.qc.ca/fr/carte_routiere/ Official Transport Quebec Road Map