Abitibi_County_Regional_Municipality,_Quebec Abitibi_County_Regional_Municipality,_Quebec

Abitibi County Regional Municipality, Quebec - Definition and Overview

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Abitibi Regional County Municipality is located in Northwestern Quebec. The Regional County Municipality Seat is Amos.

Contents

Communities


Cities
Amos

Municipalities
Barraute
Berry
Champneuf
La Corne
La Morandière
La Motte
Preissac
Rochebaucourt
Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire
Sainte-Gertrude-Manneville
Saint-Félix-de-Dalquier
Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana

Cantons
Landrienne
Launay
Trécesson

Parishes
Saint-Marc-de-Figuery

Reserves
Pikogan

Unorganized Areas
Lac-Chicobi
Lac-Despinassy

Highways

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

Protected Areas

Parc quebecois d'Aiguebelle

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, 2001)
Population: 24,613
Population Change (1996-2001) -2.6
Dwellings: 9,998
Area (sq. km): 7,673.53
Population Density (per sq. km): 3.2
National Rank in terms of population: 192nd
Provincial Rank in terms of population: 59th

Surrounding Counties

Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Jamésie Territory, Quebec
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality, Quebec


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