Sept-Îles, Quebec
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Sept-Îles (Quebec French pronunciation : [sɛ.t͡s‿ɪl] ⓘ, French for "Seven Islands") is a city in the Côte-Nord region of eastern Quebec. It is among the northernmost locales with a paved connection to the rest of Quebec's road network. The population was 25,686 as of the 2011 Canadian census. The town is called Uashat, meaning "bay" in Innu-aimun.[8]
Sept-Îles | |
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Coordinates: 50°13′N 66°23′W[1][3] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Côte-Nord |
RCM | Sept-Rivières |
Constituted | February 12, 2003 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Denis Miousse |
• Federal riding | Manicouagan |
• Prov. riding | Duplessis |
Area | |
• City | 2,140.10 km2 (826.30 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,764.13 km2 (681.13 sq mi) |
• Urban | 19.69 km2 (7.60 sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,770.52 km2 (683.60 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[5] | |
• City | 28,534 |
• Density | 16.1/km2 (42/sq mi) |
• Urban | 23,326 |
• Urban density | 1,184.5/km2 (3,068/sq mi) |
• Metro | 28,487 |
• Metro density | 16.1/km2 (42/sq mi) |
• Pop 2011-2016 | 0.2% |
• Dwellings | 12,275 |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-138 |
Website | www |
The city is well known for having major iron companies like Iron Ore Company of Canada and the [SFP Pointe-Noire] iron ore transport service company. The city relies heavily on the iron industry. Sept-Îles has among the highest average wages and the highest average wage increases.[9]
The only settlements on the paved road network that are farther north are Fermont, Radisson and Chisasibi, the latter two of which are in the extreme western part of the province at the north end of the James Bay Road. The only other settlements at higher latitudes in the province are mostly isolated Cree, Innu, or Inuit villages, with access limited to seasonal gravel roads.
Sept-Îles is the seat of the judicial district of Mingan.[10] The city is also home to the most highly-attended recreational volleyball tournament in the province: the Tournoi Orange, which consists of 405 teams and close to 800 volleyball games.[11]