Abitibi-Ouest County Regional Municipality, Quebec
Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality (English: Abitibi West) is a regional county municipality located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. Its seat is La Sarre.
Subdivisions
There are 23 subdivisions within the RCM:
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Demographics
Population
Canada census – Abitibi-Ouest community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 20,526 (-0.1% from 2016) | 20,538 (-2.2% from 2011) | 21,003 (+1.0% from 2006) |
| Land area | 3,312.45 km (1,278.94 sq mi) | 3,334.92 km (1,287.62 sq mi) | 3,337.51 km (1,288.62 sq mi) |
| Population density | 6.2/km (16/sq mi) | 6.2/km (16/sq mi) | 6.3/km (16/sq mi) |
| Median age | 46.8 (M: 46.4, F: 48.0) | 46.4 (M: 45.6, F: 47.3) | 45.5 (M: 45.0, F: 45.9) |
| Private dwellings | 10,082 (total) 9,233 (occupied) | 10,053 (total) | 9,698 (total) |
| Median household income | $67,500 | $57,116 | $48,589 |
References: 2021 2016 2011 earlier
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Language
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English
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French & English
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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20,360
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20,515 |  2.1%
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98.62% | 120 | 7.7%
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0.63% | 75 |  50.0%
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0.37% | 85 | 5.6%
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0.42% | |||||
2011
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20,785
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20,515 | 1.7%
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98.70% | 130 | 8.3%
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0.63% | 50 | 11.1%
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0.24% | 90 | 30.8%
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0.43% | |||||
2006
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20,460
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20,165 | 6.0%
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98.56% | 120 | 84.6%
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0.59% | 45 | 43.8%
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0.22% | 130 | 18.2%
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0.63% | |||||
2001
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21,695
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21,440 | 7.1%
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98.82% | 65 | 18.8%
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0.30% | 80 | 45.5%
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0.37% | 110 | 266.7%
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0.51% | |||||
1996
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23,235
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23,070 | n/a | 99.29% | 80 | n/a | 0.34% | 55 | n/a | 0.27% | 30 | n/a | 0.13% | |||||
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:
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Attractions and other areas
- Antoine Marsh (Roquemaure)
- Calamite Covered Bridge [1927] (La Sarre)
- Culture House (La Sarre)
- Interpretation de la foresterie Centre (La Sarre)
- La Salle Airport (Clermont)
- Leclerc Covered Bridge [1927] (La Sarre)
- l'Ile Covered Bridge [1946] (Clerval)
- Joseph Berube Collection (Gallichan)
- Molesworth Covered Bridge [1930] (Macamic Ville)
- Notre-Dame-des-pauvres Sanctuary (Dupuy)
- Petit-Quatre Covered Bridge [1950] (Clermont)
- Rang 11 School (Authier)
- Rapide-Danseur Church (1942) (Rapide Danseur)
- Sang-Neuf-Art Gallery (Palmarolle)