Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality

Charlevoix-Est
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 47°44′N 69°59′W / 47.733°N 69.983°WCoordinates: 47°44′N 69°59′W / 47.733°N 69.983°W[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Capitale-Nationale
Effective January 1, 1982
County seat Clermont
Government[2]
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Bernard Maltais
Area[2][3]
 • Total 2,957.40 km2 (1,141.86 sq mi)
 • Land 2,305.84 km2 (890.29 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 16,240
 • Density 7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 0.8%
 • Dwellings 8,606
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Website www.mrccharlevoixest.ca

Charlevoix-Est is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Clermont.

Subdivisions

There are 9 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Cities & Towns
Municipalities
Parishes
Unorganized Territory

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6]
YearPop.±%
1991 17,413—    
1996 16,941−2.7%
YearPop.±%
2001 16,624−1.9%
2006 16,372−1.5%
YearPop.±%
2011 16,240−0.8%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
16,025
 15,860 Decrease 0.6% 98.97% 85 Increase 54.5% 0.53% 35 Increase 250.0% 0.22% 45 Decrease 71.0% 0.28%
2006
16,170
 15,950 Decrease 1.8% 98.64% 55 Decrease 35.3% 0.34% 10 Decrease 71.4% 0.06% 155 Increase 1450.0% 0.96%
2001
16,380
 16,250 Decrease 1.8% 99.21% 85 Decrease 32.0% 0.52% 35 Decrease 22.2% 0.21% 10 Decrease 75.0% 0.06%
1996
16,750
 16,540 n/a 98.75% 125 n/a 0.75% 45 n/a 0.27% 40 n/a 0.24%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[7]

  • Autoroutes
    • None

  • External Routes
    • None

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 141110 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Geographic code 150 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  4. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  5. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map

External links


Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories
Le Saguenay-et-son-Fjord TE
Charlevoix RCM La Haute-Côte-Nord RCM
   Charlevoix-Est RCM  
Saint Lawrence River
Kamouraska RCM		 Saint Lawrence River
Rivière-du-Loup RCM