La Matanie Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
La Matanie 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]
La Matanie | |
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| Coordinates: 48°51′N 67°17′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Matane |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Gérald Beaulieu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,410.88 km2 (1,316.95 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3,315.74 km2 (1,280.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 20,883 |
| • Density | 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| • Change (2016-21) |  2.0% |
| • Dwellings | 11,728 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
The county seat is the city of Matane.
There are 12 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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- Unorganized Territory (1)
Population
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 20,883 (-2.0% from 2016) | 21,301 (-2.2% from 2011) | 21,786 (-2.1% from 2006) |
| Land area | 3,315.74 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 density | 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi) | 6.4/km2 (17/sq mi) | 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| Median age | 54.0 (M: 52.8, F: 54.8) | 52.8 (M: 52.0, F: 53.5) | 50.0 (M: 49.2, F: 50.7) |
| Private dwellings | 11,728 (total) 10,387 (occupied) | 11,948 (total) | 11,656 (total) |
| Median household income | $56,400 | $47,821 | $42,212 |
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Matanie Regional County Municipality, Quebec[10][11] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 |
21,040 |
20,800 | 2.8% |
98.86% | 95 |  0.0% |
0.45% | 60 | 14.3% |
0.29% | 85 |  21.4% |
0.40% | |||||
2011 |
21,640 |
21,405 | 0.6% |
98.91% | 95 | 24.0% |
0.44% | 70 | 50.0% |
0.32% | 70 | 64.1% |
0.32% | |||||
2006 |
21,880 |
21,525 | 1.7% |
98.38% | 125 | 92.3% |
0.57% | 35 | 36.4% |
0.16% | 195 | 333.3% |
0.89% | |||||
2001 |
22,065 |
21,900 | 5.5% |
99.25% | 65 | 43.5% |
0.29% | 55 | 37.5% |
0.25% | 45 | 80.0% |
0.20% | |||||
1996 |
23,355 |
23,175 | n/a | 99.23% | 115 | n/a | 0.49% | 40 | n/a | 0.17% | 25 | n/a | 0.11% | |||||
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[12]
- Isabelle Boulay, born 6 at Sainte-Félicité
- Yves Sirois, born at Matane
- Josélito Michaud, born in 1965 at Matane
- Alain Côté, born at Matane
- Claude Picher, born at Québec died in 1998 at Saint-Léandre
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