Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality Explained

Témiscamingue
Settlement Type:Regional county municipality
Coordinates:47.55°N -93°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Quebec
Subdivision Type2:Region
Established Title:Effective
Established Date:April 15, 1981
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Ville-Marie
Government Type:Prefecture
Leader Title:Prefect
Leader Name:Claire Bolduc
Area Total Km2:19233.77
Area Land Km2:16327.26
Population Total:16,132
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:1.0
Population Blank1 Title:Change (2016-21)
Population Blank1: 1.0%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:8,821
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Area Code:819

Témiscamingue is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of western Quebec, Canada. The county seat is Ville-Marie.

Though Témiscamingue borders Pontiac Regional County Municipality to the south, it is not practical to travel between the two within Quebec without taking a major detour north towards Quebec Route 117. The shorter route is to cross into Ontario at Notre-Dame-du-Nord or Témiscaming and travel south on Highway 11, then east on Highway 17, before crossing back at L'Isle-aux-Allumettes.

Subdivisions

There are 21 subdivisions within the RCM:

Cities and towns (3)
Municipalities (12)
Parishes (1)
Townships (2)
United townships (1)
Unorganized territory (2)
Indian reserve or settlement (4)

Demographics

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality, Quebec
CensusTotal
YearResponsesCountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %
13,265 3.9%84.04%2,185 0.9%13.84%140 3.7%0.89%195 14.7%1.24%
13,800 2.3%84.82%2,165 0.2%13.31%135 68.8%0.83%170 58.0%1.04%
14,120 4.6%84.17%2,170 2.1%12.94%80 38.5%0.48%405 72.3%2.41%
14,795 1.6%85.59%2,125 14.1%12.29%130 27.8%0.75%235 67.9%1.36%
15,030n/a84.32%2,475n/a13.88%180n/a1.01%140n/a0.79%

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

External links

Notes and References

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