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Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
La Vallée-de-l'Or is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region in Northwestern Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Val-d'Or. It is named for its gold deposits in the Harricana River and Bell River valleys.
La Vallée-de-l'Or | |
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Coordinates: 48°23′N 77°14′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
Effective | April 8, 1981 |
County seat | Val-d'Or |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Martin Ferron |
Area | |
• Total | 27,349.47 km2 (10,559.69 sq mi) |
• Land | 24,094.84 km2 (9,303.07 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 43,347 |
• Density | 1.8/km2 (5/sq mi) |
• Change (2016-21) | 0.3% |
• Dwellings | 20,944 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code | 819 |
Website | mrcvo |
Originally part of Abitibi RCM, it was created in April 1981 as Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality. The name, adjusted to La Vallée-de-l'Or on October 11, 2003, means "The Valley of Gold" and refers to the area at the sources of the Harricana River where the Abitibi gold rush took place in the 1930s.[1][4]
There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 43,347 (+0.3% from 2016) | 43,226 (+0.8% from 2011) | 42,896 (+2.4% from 2006) |
Land area | 24,094.84 km2 (9,303.07 sq mi) | 24,292.04 km2 (9,379.21 sq mi) | 24,294.28 km2 (9,380.07 sq mi) |
Population density | 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) | 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) | 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) |
Median age | 42.8 (M: 42.4, F: 43.6) | 42.2 (M: 41.4, F: 43.2) | 41.3 (M: 40.3, F: 42.3) |
Private dwellings | 20,944 (total) 19,648 (occupied) | 20,224 (total) 19,040 (occupied) | 19,532 (total) |
Median household income | $73,500 | $62,540 | $53,665 |
Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality, Quebec[10] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 |
42,780 |
39,735 | 1.0% | 92.88% | 1,105 | 8.3% | 2.58% | 250 | 13.8% | 0.58% | 1,690 | 13.8% | 3.95% | |||||
2011 |
42,340 |
39,360 | 3.6% | 92.96% | 1,205 | 25.5% | 2.85% | 290 | 1.8% | 0.68% | 1,485 | 27.7% | 3.51% | |||||
2006 |
41,275 |
37,975 | 2.1% | 92.00% | 960 | 5.4% | 2.33% | 285 | 5.0% | 0.69% | 2,055 | 18.4% | 4.98% | |||||
2001 |
41,845 |
38,795 | 4.4% | 92.71% | 1,015 | 19.8% | 2.43% | 300 | 15.5% | 0.72% | 1,735 | 8.1% | 4.15% | |||||
1996 |
43,780 |
40,565 | n/a | 92.66% | 1,265 | n/a | 2.89% | 355 | n/a | 0.81% | 1,595 | n/a | 3.64% |
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[11]
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