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Abitibi
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 48°34′N 78°00′W / 48.567°N 78.000°W / 48.567; -78.000
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Effective	January 1, 1983
County seat	Amos
Government
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Jacques Riopel
Area
• Total	7,862.70 km (3,035.81 sq mi)
• Land	7,677.01 km (2,964.11 sq mi)
Population
• Total	24,639
• Density	3.2/km (8/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	1.2%
• Dwellings	11,374
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code	819
Website	www.mrcabitibi.qc.ca

Abitibi Regional County Municipality (French pronunciation: [abitibi] ) is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. The seat is Amos.

Subdivisions

There are 18 subdivisions within the RCM:

Demographics

Population

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		24,400		23,690	1.4%	97.09%		235	9.3%	0.96%		70	0%	0.29%		405	8.0%	1.66%
2011		24,020		23,360	0.8%	97.25%		215	37.7%	0.90%		70	366.7%	0.29%		375	2.6%	1.56%
2006		23,915		23,170	1.9%	96.88%		345	53.3%	1.44%		15	75.0%	0.07%		385	4.1%	1.61%
2001		24,275		23,620	3.3%	97.30%		225	8.2%	0.93%		60	20.0%	0.25%		370	15.6%	1.52%
1996		25,050		24,435	n/a	97.54%		245	n/a	0.98%		50	n/a	0.20%		320	n/a	1.28%

Transportation

Access Routes

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

Protected areas

• Aiguebelle National Park

Attractions and other areas

• Alphonse-Normadin Covered Bridge (Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire)
• Amos Airport (Trecesson)
• Exposition de la Maison de la culture Centre (Amos)
• Garde Dispensary (La Corne)
• Grazie Gadens (La Motte)
• l'Arche-de-Noe Covered Bridge (La Morandière-Rochebaucourt)
• l'Harricana Ferme d'autruches Slope (Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana)
• l'Original Covered Bridge (La Morandière-Rochebaucourt)
• Mont-Video (Barraute)
• Pageau Refuge (Amos)
• Poste Museum (Saint-Marc-de-Figuery)

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141126". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 880". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Abitibi, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
4. "Abitibi Regional County Municipality (Code 2488) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
5. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
6. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
8. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
9. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
10. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
11. Official Transport Quebec Road Map

v t e Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories
Jamésie TE Abitibi-Ouest RCM Abitibi RCM La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM Rouyn-Noranda TE La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM

v t e  Administrative divisions of Abitibi-Témiscamingue  (Region 08)
Regional county municipalities and equivalent territories	Témiscamingue Rouyn-Noranda Abitibi-Ouest Abitibi La Vallée-de-l'Or
Municipalities	Témiscaming Ville-Marie Belleterre Rouyn-Noranda Duparquet Macamic La Sarre Amos Val-d'Or Malartic Senneterre (V)
Administrative divisions of Quebec

• Abitibi Regional County Municipality