La Matanie Regional County Municipality

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La Matanie
Regional county municipality
Quebec MRC La Matanie location map.svg
Coordinates: 48°51′N67°17′W / 48.850°N 67.283°W / 48.850; -67.283 [1]
CountryCanada
Province Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seat Matane
Government
[2]
 • Type Prefecture
 • PrefectGérald Beaulieu
Area
[2] [3]
 • Total
3,410.88 km2 (1,316.95 sq mi)
 • Land3,315.74 km2 (1,280.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [3]
 • Total
20,883
 • Density6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
 • Change (2016-21)
Decrease2.svg 2.0%
 • Dwellings
11,728
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Area codes 418 and 581

La Matanie (French pronunciation: [lamatani] ) is a regional county municipality, located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, in Canada. From January 1, 1982, to March 9, 2013, it was known as Matane. [4]

Contents

The county seat is the city of Matane.

Subdivisions

There are 12 subdivisions within the RCM: [2]

Unorganized territory (1)

Demographics

Matane Embouchre.Riviere.Matane.jpg
Matane

Population

Canada census – La Matanie community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population20,883 (-2.0% from 2016)21,301 (-2.2% from 2011)21,786 (-2.1% from 2006)
Land area3,315.74 km2 (1,280.21 sq mi)3,318.34 km2 (1,281.22 sq mi)3,319.08 km2 (1,281.50 sq mi)
Population density6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)6.4/km2 (17/sq mi)6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
Median age54.0 (M: 52.8, F: 54.8)52.8 (M: 52.0, F: 53.5)50.0 (M: 49.2, F: 50.7)
Private dwellings11,728 (total)  10,387 (occupied)11,948 (total) 11,656 (total) 
Median household income$56,400$47,821$42,212
References: 2021 [5] 2016 [6] 2011 [7]
Historical census data - La Matanie Regional County Municipality, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1991 24,334—    
1996 23,723−2.5%
2001 22,507−5.1%
2006 22,247−1.2%
YearPop.±%
2011 21,786−2.1%
2016 21,301−2.2%
2021 20,883−2.0%
Source: Statistics Canada [3] [8] [9]

Language

Canada Census mother tongue - La Matanie Regional County Municipality, Quebec [8] [9]
CensusTotal
French
English
French & English
Other
YearResponsesCountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %
2016
21,040
20,800Decrease2.svg 2.8%98.86%95Steady2.svg 0.0%0.45%60Decrease2.svg 14.3%0.29%85Increase2.svg 21.4%0.40%
2011
21,640
21,405Decrease2.svg 0.6%98.91%95Decrease2.svg 24.0%0.44%70Increase2.svg 50.0%0.32%70Decrease2.svg 64.1%0.32%
2006
21,880
21,525Decrease2.svg 1.7%98.38%125Increase2.svg 92.3%0.57%35Decrease2.svg 36.4%0.16%195Increase2.svg 333.3%0.89%
2001
22,065
21,900Decrease2.svg 5.5%99.25%65Decrease2.svg 43.5%0.29%55Increase2.svg 37.5%0.25%45Increase2.svg 80.0%0.20%
1996
23,355
23,175n/a99.23%115n/a0.49%40n/a0.17%25n/a0.11%

Transportation

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: [10]

Notable people

Isabelle Boulay Isabelle Boulay.jpg
Isabelle Boulay

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 416974". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 3 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 080". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 3 "La Matanie, Municipalité régionale de comté (MRC) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Modification aux municipalités du Québec" (PDF). Modifications Aux Municipalités du Québec. Institut de la statistique du Québec. March 2013. ISSN   1715-6408.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  6. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  7. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  8. 1 2 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  9. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Matane, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  10. ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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