La Matanie is a regional county municipality, located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, in Canada. From January 1, 1982, to March 9, 2013, it was known as Matane.

The county seat is the city of Matane.

Subdivisions

There are 12 subdivisions within the RCM:

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - La Matanie Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1991 24,334 —     1996 23,723 −2.5% 2001 22,507 −5.1%	Year Pop. ±% 2006 22,247 −1.2% 2011 21,786 −2.1% 2016 21,301 −2.2%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Matanie 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		21,040		20,800	2.8%	98.86%		95	0.0%	0.45%		60	14.3%	0.29%		85	21.4%	0.40%
2011		21,640		21,405	0.6%	98.91%		95	24.0%	0.44%		70	50.0%	0.32%		70	64.1%	0.32%
2006		21,880		21,525	1.7%	98.38%		125	92.3%	0.57%		35	36.4%	0.16%		195	333.3%	0.89%
2001		22,065		21,900	5.5%	99.25%		65	43.5%	0.29%		55	37.5%	0.25%		45	80.0%	0.20%
1996		23,355		23,175	n/a	99.23%		115	n/a	0.49%		40	n/a	0.17%		25	n/a	0.11%

Personalities

• Isabelle Boulay, born 6 at Sainte-Félicité
• Yves Sirois, born at Matane
• Josélito Michaud, born in 1965 at Matane
• Alain Côté, born may 3,1957 at Matane
• Claude Picher, born May 30, 1927 at Québec died in 1998 at Saint-Léandre

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