Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Quebec
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Abitibi Regional County Municipality is located in Northwestern Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

. The Regional County Municipality seat is Amos
Amos, Quebec
Amos is a ville in northwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Harricana River. It is the seat of Abitibi Regional County Municipality.Amos is the main city on the Harricana River, and the smallest of the three primary cities — after Rouyn-Noranda and Val-d'Or — in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec...

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Municipalities

  • Barraute
    Barraute, Quebec
    Barraute is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality.It is home to the Mont-Vidéo Ski Resort.-History:...

  • Berry
    Berry, Quebec
    Berry is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. The municipality had a population of 560 in the Canada 2006 Census....

  • Champneuf
    Champneuf, Quebec
    Champneuf is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It is the smallest incorporated place in terms of population in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region.-History:...

  • La Corne
    La Corne, Quebec
    La Corne is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality.From 1955 to 1965, La Corne was home to Canada's only lithium mine. The underground mine had a deep shaft and lateral workings on three levels, and provided lithium to the glass and...

  • La Morandière
    La Morandière, Quebec
    La Morandière is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality.In addition to La Morandière itself, the municipality also includes the hamlets of Castagnier and Lac-Castagnier .-Demographics:...

  • La Motte
    La Motte, Quebec
    La Motte is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality and the administrative region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue...

  • Preissac
    Preissac, Quebec
    Preissac is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. The village of Preissac itself is located at the north end of Lake Preissac....

  • Rochebaucourt
    Rochebaucourt, Quebec
    Rochebaucourt is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality.-History:In 1935 as part of the Vautrin Settlement Plan, the place was colonized by pioneers from Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, and Salaberry-de-Valleyfield...

  • Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire
    Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire, Quebec
    Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It is part of the census agglomeration of Amos.-Demographics:...

  • Sainte-Gertrude-Manneville
    Sainte-Gertrude-Manneville, Quebec
    Sainte-Gertrude-Manneville is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It includes the population centres of Sainte-Gertrude-de-Villeneuve and Manneville....

  • Saint-Félix-de-Dalquier
    Saint-Félix-de-Dalquier, Quebec
    Saint-Félix-de-Dalquier is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality.-Demographics:Population trend:* Population in 2006: 936...

  • Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana
    Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana, Quebec
    Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It is part of the census agglomeration of Amos.-Demographics:...


Cantons

  • Landrienne
    Landrienne, Quebec
    Landrienne is a township in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It is part of the census agglomeration of Amos.-Demographics:...

  • Launay
    Launay, Quebec
    Launay is a township in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality.-Demographics:Population trend:* Population in 2006: 226 * Population in 2001: 259...

  • Trécesson
    Trécesson, Quebec
    Trécesson is a township in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It encompasses the communities of Clercs-Saint-Viateur, La Ferme, Lac-Davy, Trécesson, and Villemontel....


Unorganized Areas

  • Lac-Chicobi
    Lac-Chicobi, Quebec
    Lac-Chicobi is an unorganized area in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. The area consists of two non-contiguous portions on either side of the incorporated municipality of Berry....

  • Lac-Despinassy
    Lac-Despinassy, Quebec
    Lac-Despinassy is an unorganized area in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. The area is east of the incorporated municipality of Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire, north of La Morandière, Rochebaucourt and the parish municipality of Senneterre, and...


Highways

Highways that run through Abitibi are as follows:
  • Primary Highways: 109, 111
  • Secondary Highways: 386, 395, 397, 399

Attractions and Other Areas

  • Alphonse-Normadin Covered Bridge [1950] (Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire)
  • Amos Airport (Trecesson)
  • Exposition de la Maison de la culture Centre (Amos)
  • Garde Dispensary (La Corne)
  • Grazie Gadens (La Motte)
  • l'Arche-de-Noe Covered Bridge [1937] (Rochebaucourt)
  • l'Harricana Ferme d'autruches Slope (Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana)
  • l'Original Covered Bridge [1942] (Rochebaucourt)
  • Mont-Video (Barraute)
  • Pageau Refuge (Amos)
  • Poste Museum (Saint-Marc-de-Figuery)

Demographics

(Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada is the Canadian federal government agency commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. Its headquarters is in Ottawa....

, 2006)
  • Population: 24,275
  • Population Change (2001-2006) -1.4
  • Dwellings: 11,013
  • Area (km²): 7,674.19
  • Population Density (per km²): 3.2

Surrounding Counties

Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality is located in Northwestern Quebec. The Regional County Municipality seat is La Sarre.-Communities:*Cities and Towns**Duparquet**La Sarre**Macamic*Municipalities**Authier...



Jamésie Territory, Quebec
Jamésie Territory, Quebec
Jamésie is a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality of Quebec. Its geographical code is 991 .Together with the TEs of Kativik and Eeyou Istchee, it forms the administrative region and census division of Nord-du-Québec...



Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
Rouyn-Noranda is a city on Osisko Lake in northwestern Quebec, Canada.The city of Rouyn-Noranda is coextensive with a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality and census division of Quebec of the same name...



Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality, Quebec
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