Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality

"Témiscamingue" redirects here. For other uses, see Timiskaming.

Témiscamingue (French pronunciation: [temiskamɛ̃ɡ]) is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of western Quebec, Canada. The county seat is Ville-Marie.^[2]

Témiscamingue
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 47°33′N 79°14′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Effective	April 15, 1981
County seat	Ville-Marie
Government [2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Claire Bolduc
Area [2][3]
• Total	19,233.77 km2 (7,426.20 sq mi)
• Land	16,327.26 km2 (6,303.99 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	16,132
• Density	1.0/km2 (3/sq mi)
• Change (2016-21)	1.0%
• Dwellings	8,821
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Area code	819
Website	www.mrc temiscamingue.qc.ca

Though Témiscamingue borders Pontiac Regional County Municipality to the south, it is not practical to travel between the two within Quebec without taking a major detour north towards Quebec Route 117. The shorter route is to cross into Ontario at Notre-Dame-du-Nord or Témiscaming and travel south on Highway 11, then east on Highway 17, before crossing back at L'Isle-aux-Allumettes.

Subdivisions

There are 21 subdivisions within the RCM:^[2]

Cities and towns (3) Belleterre Témiscaming Ville-Marie

Municipalities (12) Béarn Duhamel-Ouest Fugèreville Kipawa Laforce Laverlochère-Angliers Lorrainville Moffet Notre-Dame-du-Nord Rémigny Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues

Parishes (1) Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre

Townships (2) Guérin Nédélec

United townships (1) Latulipe-et-Gaboury

Unorganized territory (2) Laniel Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue

Indian reserve or settlement (4) (not associated with RCM) Hunter's Point Kebaowek Timiskaming First Nation Winneway

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	16,132 (+1.0% from 2016)	15,980 (-2.7% from 2011)	16,425 (-3.3% from 2006)
Land area	16,327.26 km2 (6,303.99 sq mi)	16,420.32 km2 (6,339.92 sq mi)	16,419.63 km2 (6,339.65 sq mi)
Population density	1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi)	1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi)	1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi)
Median age	48.0 (M: 48.0, F: 48.0)	46.9 (M: 46.3, F: 47.5)	44.4 (M: 43.8, F: 44.9)
Private dwellings	8,821 (total)  7,317 (occupied)	8,992 (total)	8,494 (total)
Median household income	$65,500	$55,627	$48,835

References: 2021^[4] 2016^[5] 2011^[6]

Historical Census Data - Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1991 17,381 —     1996 18,027 +3.7% 2001 17,504 −2.9% 2006 16,985 −3.0%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 16,425 −3.3% 2016 15,980 −2.7% 2021 16,132 +1.0%
Source: Statistics Canada[7][8][9]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7][8][9]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		15,785		13,265	3.9%	84.04%		2,185	0.9%	13.84%		140	3.7%	0.89%		195	14.7%	1.24%
2011		16,270		13,800	2.3%	84.82%		2,165	0.2%	13.31%		135	68.8%	0.83%		170	58.0%	1.04%
2006		16,775		14,120	4.6%	84.17%		2,170	2.1%	12.94%		80	38.5%	0.48%		405	72.3%	2.41%
2001		17,285		14,795	1.6%	85.59%		2,125	14.1%	12.29%		130	27.8%	0.75%		235	67.9%	1.36%
1996		17,825		15,030	n/a	84.32%		2,475	n/a	13.88%		180	n/a	1.01%		140	n/a	0.79%

Transportation

Access routes

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

Autoroutes None

Principal Highways R-101

Secondary Highways R-382 R-391

External Routes Highway 63 Highway 65

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec