Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Abitibi-Ouest
—  Regional County Municipality  —
(Quebec)
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Incorporated	Jan 01, 1982
Government[1]
– Type	Regional County Municipality
Area[2]
– Land	3,333.40 km2 (1,287 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
– Total	20,792
– Density	6.2/km2 (16.1/sq mi)
– Change *	-5.4%
– Dwellings	9,613
	* Change from 2001 census
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
Website	www.mrc.ao.ca

Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality (Abitibi West) is located in Northwestern Quebec. The Regional County Municipality seat is La Sarre.

Communities

• Cities and Towns
  • Duparquet
  • La Sarre
  • Macamic

• Municipalities
  • Authier
  • Authier-Nord
  • Chazel
  • Clerval
  • Dupuy
  • Gallichan
  • La Reine
  • Normétal
  • Palmarolle
  • Poularies
  • Rapide-Danseur
  • Roquemaure
  • Saint-Germaine-Boulé
  • Taschereau
  • Val-Saint-Gilles

• Township Municipalities
  • Clermont

• Parish Municipalities
  • Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg
  • Saint-Lambert

• Unorganized Areas
  • Lac-Duparquet
  • Rivière-Ojima

Demographics

(Statistics Canada, 2006)

• Population: 20,792
• Population change (2001-2006): -5.4
• Dwellings: 9,613
• Area (km²): 3,333.40
• Density (per km².): 6.2

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)

Protected areas

Parc national d'Aiguebelle

Access routes

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

Autoroutes None

Primary Highways Route 101 Route 111

Secondary Highways Route 388 Route 390 Route 393

External Routes Highway 101

Bordering counties

References

1. ^ Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality
2. ^ ^{a b} 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality, Quebec

External links

• MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest

Coordinates: 48°45′N 79°00′W / 48.75°N 79°W / 48.75; -79