Les Basques Regional County Municipality

Les Basques (the Basques) is a regional county municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region in eastern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River halfway between Rimouski and Rivière-du-Loup.

Les Basques
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 48°06′N 69°04′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
EffectiveApril 1, 1981
County seatTrois-Pistoles
Government
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectBertin Denis
Area
 • Total1,130.70 km2 (436.57 sq mi)
 • Land1,121.82 km2 (433.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total8,694
 • Density7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
 4.9%
 • Dwellings
5,185
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.mrcdesbasques.com

The county seat is in Trois-Pistoles.

Subdivisions

There are 12 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Population
Canada census – Les Basques Regional County Municipality community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 8,694 (-4.9% from 2011) 9,142 (-3.5% from 2006) 9,475 (-3.8% from 2001)
Land area: 1,121.82 km2 (433.14 sq mi) 1,122.76 km2 (433.50 sq mi) 1,122.76 km2 (433.50 sq mi)
Population density: 7.7/km2 (20/sq mi) 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi) 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
Median age: 55.6 (M: 55.1, F: 56.1) 52.6 (M: 51.7, F: 53.5) 48.4 (M: 47.3, F: 49.7)
Total private dwellings: 5,185 5,144 5,121
Median household income: $44,809 $42,510 $34,859
References: 2016[4] 2011[5] 2006[6] earlier[7]
Historical Census Data - Les Basques Regional County Municipality, Quebec[8][3]
YearPop.±%
1991 10,325—    
1996 10,204−1.2%
2001 9,848−3.5%
YearPop.±%
2006 9,475−3.8%
2011 9,142−3.5%
2016 8,694−4.9%

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Les Basques Regional County Municipality, Quebec[8][3]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
8,580
 8,530 5.0% 99.42% 30 40.0% 0.35% 10 50.0% 0.12% 10 100% 0.12%
2011
9,055
 8,980 0.1% 99.17% 50 233.3% 0.55% 20 n/a% 0.22% 5 96.4% 0.06%
2006
9,125
 8,970 6.0% 98.30% 15 40.0% 0.17% 0 0.0% 0.00% 140 1300.0% 1.53%
2001
9,580
 9,545 2.7% 99.64% 25 73.7% 0.26% 0 100.0% 0.00% 10 n/a% 0.10%
1996
9,920
 9,805 n/a 98.84% 95 n/a 0.96% 20 n/a 0.20% 0 n/a 0.00%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[9]

See also

References
  1. Reference number 141074 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 110 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Les Basques, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  4. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  5. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  6. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
  7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  9. Official Transport Quebec Road Map



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