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.

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

Subdivisions

There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - La Haute-Gaspésie Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1991 14,019 —     1996 13,733 −2.0% 2001 12,722 −7.4%	Year Pop. ±% 2006 12,329 −3.1% 2011 12,088 −2.0% 2016 11,316 −6.4%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Haute-Gaspésie Regional County Municipality, Quebec
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	7.0%	98.61%		45	30.8%	0.40%		20	0%	0.18%		90	100.0%	0.81%
2011		11,970		11,840	1.4%	98.91%		65	225.0%	0.54%		20	100.0%	0.17%		45	65.4%	0.38%
2006		12,170		12,010	3.3%	98.69%		20	60.0%	0.16%		10	0.0%	0.08%		130	550.0%	1.07%
2001		12,495		12,415	7.9%	99.36%		50	16.7%	0.40%		10	77.8%	0.08%		20	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

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

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec