Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality, Quebec

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Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality (Abitibi West) is located in Northwestern Quebec. The Regional County Municipality seat is La Sarre.

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[edit] Communities

[edit] Towns

[edit] Municipalities

[edit] Cantons

[edit] Parishes

[edit] Unorganized Areas

  • Lac-Duparquet
  • Creation:
  • Area: 132,93 km²
  • Population:
  • There is no municipal administration
  • Rivière-Ojima
  • Creation: January 1, 1986
  • Area: 365,8 km²
  • Population: 104 (2006)
  • There is no municipal administration

[edit] Highways

Highways that run through Abitibi-Ouest are as follows:
Primary Highways: 101, 111
Secondary Highways: 388, 390, 393

[edit] Protected Areas

Parc national d'Aiguebelle

[edit] Attractions and Other Areas

Antoine Marsh (Roquemaure)
Calamite Covered Bridge [1927] (La Sarre)
Culture House (La Sarre)
Interpretation de la foresterie Centre (La Sarre)
La Salle Airport (Clermont)
Leclerc Covered Bridge [1927] (La Sarre)
l'Ile Covered Bridge [1946] (Clerval)
Joseph Berube Collection (Gallichan)
Molesworth Covered Bridge [1930] (Macamic Ville)
Notre-Dame-des-pauvres Sanctuary (Dupuy)
Petit-Quatre Covered Bridge [1950] (Clermont)
Rang 11 School (Authier)
Rapide-Danseur Church (1942) (Rapide Danseur)
Sang-Neuf-Art Gallery (Palmarolle)

[edit] Demographics

(Statistics Canada, 2006)

  • Population: 20,792
  • Population change (2001-2006): -5.4
  • Dwellings: 9,613
  • Area (km²): 3,333.40
  • Density (per km².): 6.2

[edit] Surrounding Census divisions

Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Jamésie Territory, Quebec
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
Cochrane District, Ontario
Timiskaming District, Ontario

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