Rimouski-Neigette
For homonymy, see Rimouski (disambiguation).
| Rimouski-Neigette | |
|---|---|
| Regional county municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 48°20′N 68°40′W / 48.33°N 68.67°WCoordinates: 48°20′N 68°40′W / 48.33°N 68.67°W[1] | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| Effective | May 26, 1982 |
| County seat | Rimouski |
| Government[2] | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Francis Saint-Pierre |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 2,946.10 km2 (1,137.50 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,716.52 km2 (1,048.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 55,095 |
| • Density | 20.3/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 3.6% |
| • Dwellings | 27,127 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Rimouski-Neigette is a regional county municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada.
The county seat is in Rimouski.
Subdivisions
There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
- Cities & Towns (1)
- Municipalities (1)
- Parishes (7)
- La Trinité-des-Monts
- Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard
- Saint-Eugène-de-Ladrière
- Saint-Fabien
- Saint-Marcellin
- Saint-Narcisse-de-Rimouski
- Saint-Valérien
- Unorganized Territory (1)
Demographics
Population
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| Historical Census Data - Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1991 | 51,290 | — |
| 1996 | 52,677 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 52,289 | −0.7% |
| 2006 | 53,193 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 55,095 | +3.6% |
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue Language - Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||||
| 2011 |
54,320 |
53,495 | 4.8% |
98.48% | 345 |  9.2% |
0.64% | 145 | 52.6% |
0.27% | 335 | 48.1% |
0.62% | |||||
| 2006 |
52,170 |
51,050 | 1.1% |
97.85% | 380 | 40.7% |
0.73% | 95 | 35.7% |
0.18% | 645 | 344.8% |
1.24% | |||||
| 2001 |
50,975 |
50,490 | 1.4% |
99.05% | 270 | 35.7% |
0.53% | 70 | 46.2% |
0.14% | 145 | 11.5% |
0.28% | |||||
| 1996 |
51,895 |
51,215 | n/a | 98.69% | 420 | n/a | 0.81% | 130 | n/a | 0.25% | 130 | n/a | 0.25% | |||||
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[8]
- Autoroutes
- Principal Highways
- External Routes
- None
See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 141044 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- 1 2 3 Geographic code 100 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- 1 2 "(Code 2410) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
External links
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