Avignon Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
Avignon is a regional county municipality located in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of Quebec , Canada. Its seat and largest city is Carleton-sur-Mer .[ 2]
It is on the Gaspé Peninsula , along Chaleur Bay .
Subdivisions
There are 13 subdivisions and 2 native reserves within the RCM:[ 2]
Cities & towns (1)
Municipalities (10)
Unorganized territories (2)
Native reserves (2)(not associated with RCM)
Demographics
Carleton-sur-Mer
Population
Canada census – Avignon community profile
Population 13,415 (-7.2% from 2016) 14,461 (-5.1% from 2011) 15,246 (+4.1% from 2006)
Land area 3,487.37 km2 (1,346.48 sq mi) 3,487.51 km2 (1,346.54 sq mi) 3,486.51 km2 (1,346.15 sq mi)
Population density 3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi) 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Median age 52.8 (M: 52.0, F: 54.0) 49.9 (M: 48.7, F: 50.6) 46.6 (M: 46.0, F: 47.2)
Private dwellings 6,967 (total) 6,281 (occupied) 7,340 (total) 7,472 (total)
Median household income $60,800 $48,370 $41,117
Historical census data - Avignon Regional County Municipality, Quebec Year 1991 15,494 — 1996 15,898 +2.6%
Year 2001 15,268 −4.0% 2006 14,643 −4.1%
Year 2011 15,246 +4.1% 2016 14,461 −5.1%
[ 9] [ 3] 2006 population excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or settlements.
Language
Canada Census mother tongue - Avignon Regional County Municipality, Quebec[ 9]
Census
Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year
Responses
Count
Trend
Pop %
Count
Trend
Pop %
Count
Trend
Pop %
Count
Trend
Pop %
2016
14,260
11,550
1.1%
81.0%
2,025
20.7%
14.2%
105
8.7%
0.7%
580
17.7%
4.1%
2011
15,050
11,675
2.3%
77.57%
2,555
51.6%
16.98%
115
91.7%
0.76%
705
1.4%
4.68%
2006
14,415
11,955
0.8%
82.93%
1,685
25.4%
11.69%
60
40.0%
0.42%
715
3.4%
4.96%
2001
14,960
11,860
6.6%
79.28%
2,260
14.7%
15.10%
100
25.0%
0.67%
740
8.6%
4.95%
1996
15,560
12,700
n/a
81.62%
1,970
n/a
12.66%
80
n/a
0.51%
810
n/a
5.21%
Transportation
Access routes
Quebec Route 132 in Carleton-sur-Mer
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[ 10]
Attractions
Battle of Restigouche National Historic Site (Pointe-à-la-Croix)
Fort Listiguj (Pointe-à-la-Croix)
Notre-Dame-du-Mont-St-Joseph Oratory (Carleton---Saint Omer)
Protected areas
Miguasha Provincial Park
See also
References
^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec : Reference number 141120" . toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec .
^ a b c d "Répertoire des municipalités : Geographic code 060" . www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census Avignon, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec" . Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 29, 2019 .
^ "2021 Community Profiles" . 2021 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19 .
^ "2016 Community Profiles" . 2016 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-11-29 .
^ "2011 Community Profiles" . 2011 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-07 .
^ "2006 Community Profiles" . 2006 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
^ "2001 Community Profiles" . 2001 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996 , 2001 , 2006 , 2011 census
^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
External links
Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories