Témiscouata Regional County Municipality

Témiscouata (French pronunciation: [temiskwata]) is a regional county municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is located southeast of Rivière-du-Loup, bordering New Brunswick, and is centred on Lake Témiscouata. Its seat is Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac.

Témiscouata
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 47°41′N 68°53′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
Effective	January 1, 1982
County seat	Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac
Government [2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Serge Pelletier
Area [2][3]
• Total	4,025.80 km2 (1,554.37 sq mi)
• Land	3,904.03 km2 (1,507.35 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	19,574
• Density	5.0/km2 (13/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	4.9%
• Dwellings	10,778
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Website	www.mrctemiscouata.qc.ca

Major industries include forestry, agriculture and maple syrup products.

Subdivisions

There are 19 subdivisions within the RCM:^[2]

Cities & Towns (4) Dégelis Lac-des-Aigles Pohénégamook Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac

Municipalities (11) Auclair Biencourt Lejeune Rivière-Bleue Saint-Athanase Saint-Elzéar-de-Témiscouata Saint-Honoré-de-Témiscouata Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande Saint-Juste-du-Lac Saint-Michel-du-Squatec Saint-Pierre-de-Lamy

Parishes (4) Packington Saint-Eusèbe Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! Saint-Marc-du-Lac-Long

Demographics

Population

	2016	2011
Population	19,574 (-4.9% from 2011)	20,572 (-5.6% from 2006)
Land area	3,904.03 km2 (1,507.35 sq mi)	3,904.90 km2 (1,507.69 sq mi)
Population density		5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
Median age	52.4 (M: 51.7, F: 53.1)	48.7 (M: 47.8, F: 49.4)
Private dwellings	10,778 (total)	10,627 (total)
Median household income	$49,317	$41,662

Canada census – Témiscouata Regional County Municipality, Quebec community profile

References: 2016^[4] 2011^[5]

Historical Census Data - Témiscouata Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1991 23,348 —     1996 23,082 −1.1% 2001 22,420 −2.9%	Year Pop. ±% 2006 21,785 −2.8% 2011 20,572 −5.6% 2016 19,574 −4.9%
[6][7][3]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Témiscouata Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6][7][3]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		19,220		19,025	9.9%	98.99%		100	4.8%	0.52%		35	0.0%	0.18%		60	33.3%	0.31%
2011		20,300		20,115	3.8%	99.09%		105	4.5%	0.52%		35	30.0%	0.17%		45	70.0%	0.22%
2006		21,220		20,915	4.1%	98.56%		110	175.0%	0.52%		50	25.0%	0.24%		145	480.0%	0.68%
2001		21,910		21,805	3.2%	99.52%		40	42.9%	0.18%		40	33.3%	0.18%		25	n/a%	0.11%
1996		22,625		22,525	n/a	99.56%		70	n/a	0.31%		30	n/a	0.13%		0	n/a	0.00%

Transportation

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:^[8]

Autoroutes A-85 (TCH)

Principal highways R-185 (TCH)

Secondary highways R-232 R-289 R-295 R-296

External routes Route 2 (TCH) Route 120

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec