Avignon (French pronunciation: [aviɲɔ̃] ) is a regional county municipality located in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat and largest city is Carleton-sur-Mer.[2]
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| Coordinates: 48°06′N 66°51′W / 48.100°N 66.850°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| Effective | March 18, 1981 |
| County seat | Carleton-sur-Mer |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Bertrand Berger |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,479.40 km2 (1,343.40 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3,487.51 km2 (1,346.54 sq mi) |
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| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 14,461 |
| • Density | 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 |  5.1% |
| • Dwellings | 7,340 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www |
It is on the Gaspé Peninsula, along Chaleur Bay.
Subdivisions
editThere are 13 subdivisions and 2 native reserves within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
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Population
editCanada census – Avignon community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 13,415 (-7.2% from 2016) | 14,461 (-5.1% from 2011) | 15,246 ( 4.1% from 2006) |
| Land area | 3,487.37 km2 (1,346.48 sq mi) | 3,487.51 km2 (1,346.54 sq mi) | 3,486.51 km2 (1,346.15 sq mi) |
| Population density | 3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi) | 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Median age | 52.8 (M: 52.0, F: 54.0) | 49.9 (M: 48.7, F: 50.6) | 46.6 (M: 46.0, F: 47.2) |
| Private dwellings | 6,967 (total) 6,281 (occupied) | 7,340 (total) | 7,472 (total) |
| Median household income | $60,800 | $48,370 | $41,117 |
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Language
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| Census | Total | French
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English
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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14,260
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11,550 |  1.1%
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81.0% | 2,025 | 20.7%
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14.2% | 105 | 8.7%
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0.7% | 580 | 17.7%
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4.1% | |||||
2011
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15,050
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11,675 | 2.3%
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77.57% | 2,555 |  51.6%
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16.98% | 115 | 91.7%
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0.76% | 705 | 1.4%
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4.68% | |||||
2006
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14,415
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11,955 | 0.8%
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82.93% | 1,685 | 25.4%
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11.69% | 60 | 40.0%
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0.42% | 715 | 3.4%
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4.96% | |||||
2001
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14,960
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11,860 | 6.6%
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79.28% | 2,260 | 14.7%
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15.10% | 100 | 25.0%
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0.67% | 740 | 8.6%
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4.95% | |||||
1996
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15,560
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12,700 | n/a | 81.62% | 1,970 | n/a | 12.66% | 80 | n/a | 0.51% | 810 | n/a | 5.21% | |||||
Transportation
editAccess routes
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Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[10]
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Attractions
edit- Battle of Restigouche National Historic Site (Pointe-à-la-Croix)
- Fort Listiguj (Pointe-à-la-Croix)
- Notre-Dame-du-Mont-St-Joseph Oratory (Carleton---Saint Omer)
Protected areas
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- Casualt ZEC
- Rivières-Matapédia et Patapédia Wildlife Reserve
- Miguasha Provincial Park
- Saint-Omer National Migratory Bird Sanctuary
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141120". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c d "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 060". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census Avignon, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map