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(Redirected from La Côte-de-Gaspé RCM, Quebec) Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
La Côte-de-Gaspé
Regional county municipality
Location of La Côte-de-Gaspé
Coordinates: 49°10′N 64°55′W / 49.167°N 64.917°W / 49.167; -64.917
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionGaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatGaspé
Government
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectFrançois Roussy
Area
 • Total4,347.89 km (1,678.73 sq mi)
 • Land4,088.39 km (1,578.54 sq mi)
Population
 • Total17,547
 • Density4.3/km (11/sq mi)
 • Change
(2016-21)
Increase 2.5%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.cotedegaspe.ca Edit this at Wikidata

La Côte-de-Gaspé (French pronunciation: [la kot də ɡaspe] ) is a regional county municipality on the Gaspé peninsula in eastern Quebec, Canada, part of the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region. The seat is Gaspé.

The regional county has a land area of 4,098.80 square kilometres (1,582.56 sq mi) and its population was 17,547 inhabitants as of the 2021 Census. Its largest community is the city of Gaspé.

Subdivisions

There are 7 subdivisions within the RCM:

Cities & Towns (2)
Municipalities (2)

Townships (1)
Unorganized Territory (2)

Demographics

Gaspé

Population

Canada census – La Côte-de-Gaspé community profile
202120162011
Population17,547 (+2.5% from 2016)17,117 (-4.8% from 2011)17,985 (+0.5% from 2006)
Land area4,088.39 km (1,578.54 sq mi)4,098.80 km (1,582.56 sq mi)4,097.66 km (1,582.12 sq mi)
Population density4.3/km (11/sq mi)4.2/km (11/sq mi)4.4/km (11/sq mi)
Median age52.0 (M: 51.2, F: 52.4)51.1 (M: 50.5, F: 51.6)48.4 (M: 47.9, F: 48.9)
Private dwellings8,906 (total)  8,034 (occupied)8,648 (total)  8,486 (total) 
Median household income$69,500$57,676$50,936
References: 2021 2016 2011
Historical Census Data - La Côte-de-Gaspé Regional County Municipality, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1991 20,903—    
1996 20,851−0.2%
2001 18,545−11.1%
2006 17,888−3.5%
YearPop.±%
2011 17,985+0.5%
2016 17,117−4.8%
2021 17,547+2.5%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Côte-de-Gaspé Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Census Total French English French & English Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016 16,855 14,965 Decrease 5.6% 88.8% 1,600 Decrease 7.8% 9.5% 185 Increase 5.7% 1.1% 105 Increase 75.0% 0.6%
2011 17,830 15,860 Increase 3.0% 88.95% 1,735 Decrease 9.6% 9.73% 175 Increase 59.1% 0.98% 60 Decrease 71.4% 0.34%
2006 17,635 15,395 Decrease 5.2% 87.30% 1,920 Increase 4.1% 10.89% 110 Decrease 18.5% 0.62% 210 Increase 281.8% 1.19%
2001 18,275 16,240 Decrease 9.6% 88.86% 1,845 Decrease 22.0% 10.10% 135 Decrease 37.2% 0.74% 55 Increase 10.0% 0.30%
1996 20,585 17,955 n/a 87.22% 2,365 n/a 11.49% 215 n/a 1.04% 50 n/a 0.24%

Transportation

Access Routes

Quebec Route 132 in Forillon National Park

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

  • Autoroutes
    • None
  • Secondary Highways
    • None
  • External Routes
    • None

See also

References

  1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141099". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 030". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ "La Côte-de-Gaspé, Municipalité régionale de comté (MRC) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  4. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  5. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  7. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  8. ^ "La Côte-de-Gaspé Regional County Municipality (Code 2403) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  9. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: La Côte-de-Gaspé, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  10. Official Transport Quebec Road Map

External links

Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories
Sept-Rivières RCM
Saint Lawrence River
Minganie RCM
Honguedo Strait
La Haute-Gaspésie RCM La Côte-de-Gaspé RCM Gulf of St. Lawrence
Bonaventure RCM Le Rocher-Percé RCM
Quebec Administrative divisions of Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine  (Region 11)
Regional county municipalities
and equivalent territories
Municipalities
Administrative divisions of Quebec


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