Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality
Le Rocher-Percé | |
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Regional county municipality | |
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Coordinates: 48°22′N 64°37′W / 48.367°N 64.617°WCoordinates: 48°22′N 64°37′W / 48.367°N 64.617°W[1] | |
Country |
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Province |
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Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
Effective | April 1, 1981 |
County seat | Chandler |
Government[2] | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Nadia Minassian |
Area[2][3] | |
• Total | 3,249.20 km2 (1,254.52 sq mi) |
• Land | 3,077.81 km2 (1,188.35 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 17,979 |
• Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 |
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• Dwellings | 8,622 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Website |
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Rocher-Percé is a regional county municipality in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Chandler.
Prior to July 17, 1999 it was known as Pabok Regional County Municipality.[4]
It is named after Percé Rock (the pierced rock), a massive arched sandstone rock rising from the Atlantic just off the tip of the Gaspé peninsula. The region includes the towns of Percé, Grande-Rivière, Port-Daniel–Gascons and Chandler. Major tourist attractions include the Percé Rock and Bonaventure Island.
Subdivisions
There are 6 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Population
Canada census – Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality, Quebec community profile | |||
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2011 | 2006 | ||
Population: | 17,979 (-2.5% from 2006) | 18,437 (-4.5% from 2001) | |
Land area: | 3,077.81 km2 (1,188.35 sq mi) | 3,077.78 km2 (1,188.34 sq mi) | |
Population density: | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) | 6.0/km2 (16/sq mi) | |
Median age: | 50.6 (M: 50.0, F: 51.3) | 47.1 (M: 46.4, F: 47.8) | |
Total private dwellings: | 8,622 | 8,669 | |
Median household income: | $38,549 | $36,080 | |
References: 2011[5] 2006[6] earlier[7] |
Historical Census Data - Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality, Quebec[8] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality, Quebec[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French |
English |
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011 |
17,870 |
16,325 | ![]() |
91.35% | 1,385 | ![]() |
7.75% | 115 | ![]() |
0.64% | 45 | ![]() |
0.25% | |||||
2006 |
18,265 |
16,675 | ![]() |
91.29% | 1,315 | ![]() |
7.20% | 30 | ![]() |
0.16% | 245 | ![]() |
1.34% | |||||
2001 |
19,170 |
17,620 | ![]() |
91.91% | 1,430 | ![]() |
7.46% | 90 | ![]() |
0.47% | 30 | ![]() |
0.16% | |||||
1996 |
21,230 |
19,315 | n/a | 90.98% | 1,655 | n/a | 7.80% | 225 | n/a | 1.06% | 35 | n/a | 0.16% |
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[9]
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See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 351206 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- 1 2 3 Geographic code 020 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- 1 2 "(Code 2402) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- ↑ http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/referenc/pdf/mod0799.pdf
- ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
- ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
- 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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