Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality

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Charlevoix-Est
Regional county municipality
Location of Charlevoix-Est
Coordinates: 47°44′N 69°59′W / 47.733°N 69.983°W / 47.733; -69.983Coordinates: 47°44′N 69°59′W / 47.733°N 69.983°W / 47.733; -69.983[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Capitale-Nationale
Effective January 1, 1982
County seat Clermont
Government[2]
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Bernard Maltais
Area[2][3]
 • Total 2,957.40 km2 (1,141.86 sq mi)
 • Land 2,305.84 km2 (890.29 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 16,240
 • Density 7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 0.8%
 • Dwellings 8,606
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Website www.mrccharlevoixest.ca

Charlevoix-Est is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Clermont.

Subdivisions[edit]

There are 9 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics[edit]

Population[edit]

Canada census – Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality community profile
  2011 2006 2001

Population:
Land area:
Population density:
Median age:
Total private dwellings:
Median household income:

16,240 (-0.8% from 2006)
2,305.84 km2 (890.29 sq mi)
7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
48.9 (M: 48.2, F: 49.7)
8,606
$50,043

16,372 (-1.5% from 2001)
2,305.69 km2 (890.23 sq mi)
7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)
45.8 (M: 44.9, F: 46.5)
7,679
$45,905

16,624 (-1.9% from 1996)
2,305.72 km2 (890.24 sq mi)
7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
42.0 (M: 41.4, F: 42.6)
6,893
$36,027
References: 2011[3] 2006[4] 2001[5]
Historical Census Data - Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6]
Year Pop. ±%
1991 17,413 —    
1996 16,941 −2.7%
Year Pop. ±%
2001 16,624 −1.9%
2006 16,372 −1.5%
Year Pop. ±%
2011 16,240 −0.8%

Language[edit]

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
16,025
 15,860 Decrease 0.6% 98.97% 85 Increase 54.5% 0.53% 35 Increase 250.0% 0.22% 45 Decrease 71.0% 0.28%
2006
16,170
 15,950 Decrease 1.8% 98.64% 55 Decrease 35.3% 0.34% 10 Decrease 71.4% 0.06% 155 Increase 1450.0% 0.96%
2001
16,380
 16,250 Decrease 1.8% 99.21% 85 Decrease 32.0% 0.52% 35 Decrease 22.2% 0.21% 10 Decrease 75.0% 0.06%
1996
16,750
 16,540 n/a 98.75% 125 n/a 0.75% 45 n/a 0.27% 40 n/a 0.24%

Transportation[edit]

Access Routes[edit]

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[7]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Reference number 141110 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ^ a b c Geographic code 150 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. ^ a b c "(Code 2415) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. 
  4. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-02. 
  5. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-02. 
  6. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map

External links[edit]


Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories
Le Saguenay-et-son-Fjord TE
Charlevoix RCM La Haute-Côte-Nord RCM
  Charlevoix-Est RCM  
Saint Lawrence River
Kamouraska RCM		 Saint Lawrence River
Rivière-du-Loup RCM


Quebec Administrative divisions of Capitale-Nationale  (Region 03)
Regional county municipalities
and equivalent territories
Municipalities
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