La Haute-Côte-Nord Regional County Municipality

Coordinates: 48°34′N 69°14′W / 48.567°N 69.233°W / 48.567; -69.233
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La Haute-Côte-Nord
Regional county municipality
Location of La Haute-Côte-Nord
Coordinates: 48°34′N 69°14′W / 48.567°N 69.233°W / 48.567; -69.233[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCôte-Nord
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatLes Escoumins
Government
[2]
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectPierre Laurencelle
Area
[2][3]
 • Total12,430.90 km2 (4,799.60 sq mi)
 • Land11,612.68 km2 (4,483.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total10,846
 • Density0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Decrease 6.1%
 • Dwellings
5,708
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.mrchcn.qc.ca
[4]

La Haute-Côte-Nord is a regional county municipality in northeastern Quebec, Canada, in the Côte-Nord region. It is located on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence where the Saguenay River flows into it. The seat is Les Escoumins. The municipality has a land area of 11,612.68 square kilometres (4,483.68 sq mi) and its population was 10,846 inhabitants as of the 2016 census.[3] Its largest community is the city of Forestville.

Except for Sacré-Coeur, which is located along the Saguenay River, all places and municipalities of the RCM are along Quebec Route 138 directly on the shores of the Saint Lawrence River. The unorganized territory of Lac-au-Brochet makes up some 83% of the interior part of the RCM.

Subdivisions[edit]

There are 9 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:[2]

Transportation[edit]

Access Routes[edit]

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141095". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 950". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census: La Haute-Côte-Nord, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  4. ^ "La Haute-Côte-Nord Regional County Municipality (Code 2495) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  5. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map



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