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Témiscouata
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 47°41′N 68°53′W / 47.683°N 68.883°W / 47.683; -68.883
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
Effective	January 1, 1982
County seat	Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac
Government
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Serge Pelletier
Area
• Total	4,025.80 km (1,554.37 sq mi)
• Land	3,904.03 km (1,507.35 sq mi)
Population
• Total	19,574
• Density	5.0/km (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

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.

Major industries include forestry, agriculture and maple syrup products.

Subdivisions

There are 19 subdivisions within the RCM:

Demographics

Population

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Témiscouata 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		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:

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141036". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 130". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Témiscouata, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
4. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
5. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
6. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
8. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
9. ^ "Témiscouata Regional County Municipality (Code 2413) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
10. Official Transport Quebec Road Map

External links

• Official website

v t e Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories
Rivière-du-Loup RCM Les Basques RCM Rimouski-Neigette RCM Kamouraska RCM Témiscouata RCM Restigouche County, New Brunswick Madawaska County, New Brunswick  United States Aroostook County, Maine Madawaska County, New Brunswick

v t e  Administrative divisions of Bas-Saint-Laurent  (Region 01)
Regional county municipalities and equivalent territories	La Matapédia La Matanie La Mitis Rimouski-Neigette Les Basques Rivière-du-Loup Témiscouata Kamouraska
Municipalities	Causapscal Amqui Matane Métis-sur-Mer Mont-Joli Rimouski Trois-Pistoles Rivière-du-Loup Dégelis Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac Pohénégamook Saint-Pascal La Pocatière
Administrative divisions of Quebec

• Témiscouata Regional County Municipality