La Haute-Gaspésie Regional County Municipality

La Haute-Gaspésie (French pronunciation: [la ot gaspezi]) is a regional county municipality in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of eastern Quebec, Canada, on the Gaspé peninsula. The regional county municipality seat is in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts.

La Haute-Gaspésie
Regional county municipality
Location of La Haute-Gaspésie
Coordinates: 49°13′N 66°04′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionGaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
EffectiveMarch 18, 1981
County seatSainte-Anne-des-Monts
Government
[2]
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectGuy Bernatchez
Area
[2][3]
 • Total5,139.50 km2 (1,984.37 sq mi)
 • Land5,066.06 km2 (1,956.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total11,316
 • Density2.2/km2 (6/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Decrease 6.4%
 • Dwellings
6,282
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.hautegaspesie.com

Prior to May 27, 2000, it was known as Denis-Riverin Regional County Municipality.[4]

Subdivisions

There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts

Population
Canada census – La Haute-Gaspésie community profile
202120162011
Population10,950 (-3.2% from 2016)11,316 (-6.4% from 2011)12,088 (-2.0% from 2006)
Land area5,053.88 km2 (1,951.31 sq mi)5,066.06 km2 (1,956.02 sq mi)5,066.02 km2 (1,956.00 sq mi)
Population density2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi)2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi)2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi)
Median age56.4 (M: 56.0, F: 56.4)53.8 (M: 53.2, F: 54.2)51.0 (M: 50.6, F: 51.4)
Private dwellings6,222 (total)  5,415 (occupied)6,282 (total)  6,292 (total) 
Median household income$52,800$45,046$38,749
References: 2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7] earlier[8][9]
Historical Census Data - La Haute-Gaspésie Regional County Municipality, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1991 14,019—    
1996 13,733−2.0%
2001 12,722−7.4%
YearPop.±%
2006 12,329−3.1%
2011 12,088−2.0%
2016 11,316−6.4%
[10][3]

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Haute-Gaspésie Regional County Municipality, Quebec[10][3]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
11,165
 11,010 Decrease 7.0% 98.61% 45 Decrease 30.8% 0.40% 20 Steady 0% 0.18% 90 Increase 100.0% 0.81%
2011
11,970
 11,840 Decrease 1.4% 98.91% 65 Increase 225.0% 0.54% 20 Increase 100.0% 0.17% 45 Decrease 65.4% 0.38%
2006
12,170
 12,010 Decrease 3.3% 98.69% 20 Decrease 60.0% 0.16% 10 Steady 0.0% 0.08% 130 Increase 550.0% 1.07%
2001
12,495
 12,415 Decrease 7.9% 99.36% 50 Decrease 16.7% 0.40% 10 Decrease 77.8% 0.08% 20 Steady 0.0% 0.16%
1996
13,610
 13,485 n/a 99.08% 60 n/a 0.44% 45 n/a 0.33% 20 n/a 0.15%

Transportation

Access Routes
Quebec Route 132 in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[11]

See also
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Upper Gaspé.

References
  1. "Reference number 361730 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 040 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census La Haute-Gaspésie, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  4. "Modification aux municipalités du Québec, 2000" (PDF). Modifications Aux Municipalités du Québec. Institut de la statistique du Québec. ISSN 0843-8250. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-05-09.
  5. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  6. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  8. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  9. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  10. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  11. Official Transport Quebec Road Map




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