Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality

Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality (Abitibi West) is a regional county municipality located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. Its seat is La Sarre.[2]

Abitibi-Ouest
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 48°45′N 79°10′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatLa Sarre
Government
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectDaniel Rancourt
Area
 • Total3,563.10 km2 (1,375.72 sq mi)
 • Land3,334.92 km2 (1,287.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total20,538
 • Density6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
 2.2%
 • Dwellings
10,053
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)819
Websitewww.mrc.ao.ca
[4]

Subdivisions

There are 23 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Cities & Towns (3)
Municipalities (15)
Parishes (2)
Townships (1)
Unorganized Territory (2)
  • Lac-Duparquet
  • Rivière-Ojima

Demographics

Population
Canada census – Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 20,538 (-2.2% from 2011) 21,003 (+1.0% from 2006) 20,792 (-5.4% from 2001)
Land area: 3,334.92 km2 (1,287.62 sq mi) 3,337.51 km2 (1,288.62 sq mi) 3,333.40 km2 (1,287.03 sq mi)
Population density: 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi) 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
Median age: 46.4 (M: 45.6, F: 47.3) 45.5 (M: 45.0, F: 45.9) 42.9 (M: 42.5, F: 43.2)
Total private dwellings: 10,053 9,698 9,613
Median household income: $57,116 $48,589 $41,559
References: 2016[5] 2011[6] 2006[7] earlier[8]
Historical Census Data - Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1991 24,109—    
1996 23,571−2.2%
2001 21,984−6.7%
YearPop.±%
2006 20,792−5.4%
2011 21,003+1.0%
2016 20,538−2.2%
[9][3]

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality[9][3]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
20,360
 20,515 2.1% 98.62% 120 7.7% 0.63% 75 50.0% 0.37% 85 5.6% 0.42%
2011
20,785
 20,515 1.7% 98.70% 130 8.3% 0.63% 50 11.1% 0.24% 90 30.8% 0.43%
2006
20,460
 20,165 6.0% 98.56% 120 84.6% 0.59% 45 43.8% 0.22% 130 18.2% 0.63%
2001
21,695
 21,440 7.1% 98.82% 65 18.8% 0.30% 80 45.5% 0.37% 110 266.7% 0.51%
1996
23,235
 23,070 n/a 99.29% 80 n/a 0.34% 55 n/a 0.27% 30 n/a 0.13%

Transportation

Access Routes

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

Attractions and other areas
  • Antoine Marsh (Roquemaure)
  • Calamite Covered Bridge [1927] (La Sarre)
  • Culture House (La Sarre)
  • Interpretation de la foresterie Centre (La Sarre)
  • La Salle Airport (Clermont)
  • Leclerc Covered Bridge [1927] (La Sarre)
  • l'Ile Covered Bridge [1946] (Clerval)
  • Joseph Berube Collection (Gallichan)
  • Molesworth Covered Bridge [1930] (Macamic Ville)
  • Notre-Dame-des-pauvres Sanctuary (Dupuy)
  • Petit-Quatre Covered Bridge [1950] (Clermont)
  • Rang 11 School (Authier)
  • Rapide-Danseur Church (1942) (Rapide Danseur)
  • Sang-Neuf-Art Gallery (Palmarolle)

Protected areas

Aiguebelle National Park

See also

References
  1. Reference number 141125 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 870 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Abitibi-Ouest, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  4. "(Code 2487) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  5. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  9. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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