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Avignon Regional County Municipality, Quebec - Definition |
| Related Words: Bailiwick, Borough, Bureau, Burg, Burgh, City, Commissariat, Constabulary, Conurbation, Department, District, Exurb, Megalopolis, Metropolis, Ministry, Office |
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Avignon Regional County Municipality is located in eastern Quebec, on the Gaspé peninsula, on Chaleur Bay. The regional county municipality seat is Nouvelle
Communities
- Municipalities
- Escuminac
- L'Ascension-de-Patapédia
- Maria
- Nouvelle
- Pointe-à-la-Croix
- Saint-André-de-Restigouche
- Cantons
- Restigouche-Partie-Sud-Est
- Parishes
- Matapédia
- Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia
- Saint-François-d'Assise
- Unorganized Areas
- Rivière-Nouvelle
- Ruisseau-Ferguson
Highways
Highways that run through Avignon are as follows:
Attractions
- Battle of the 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
- Casualt ZEC
- Rivières-Matapédia et Patapédia Wildlife Reserve
- Miguasha Provincial Park
- Saint-Omer National Migratory Bird Sanctuary
Demographics
(Statistics Canada, 2001)
- Population: 15,286
- Population change (1996-2001): -4.0
- Dwellings: 7,093
- Area (sq. km): 3,486.55
- Density (per sq. km.): 4.4
- National rank in terms of population: 250
- Provincial rank in terms of population: 88
Surrounding Counties
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