Baie-Comeau
Baie-Comeau ([be.kɔ.mo]; 2021 city population 20,687; CA population 26,643) is a city located approximately 420 km (260 mi) north-east of Quebec City in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the shores of the Saint Lawrence River near the mouth of the Manicouagan River, and is the seat of Manicouagan Regional County Municipality.
Baie-Comeau | |
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Hotel Le Manoir | |
Map of RCM with Baie-Comeau highlighted | |
Baie-Comeau Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 49°13′N 68°09′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | Manicouagan |
| Founded | 1936 |
| Constituted | June 23, 1982 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vacant |
| • Federal riding | Manicouagan |
| • Prov. riding | René-Lévesque |
| Area | |
| • City | 432.00 km2 (166.80 sq mi) |
| • Land | 334.83 km2 (129.28 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 11.28 and 8.67 km2 (1 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 682.89 km2 (263.67 sq mi) |
| Two urban areas: Baie-Comeau proper + Hauterive | |
| Elevation | 21.60 m (70.87 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • City | 20,687 |
| • Density | 61.8/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 9,100 and 11,147 |
| • Urban density | 806.5 and 1,285.5/km2 (1/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 26,643 |
| • Metro density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016-2021 | 3.9% |
| • Dwellings | 10,163 |
| Two urban areas: Baie-Comeau proper and Hauterive | |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G4Z, G5C |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-138 R-389 |
| Website | www |
There are two urban area population centres within the city limits: Baie-Comeau proper, with a population of 9,100, and Hauterive, with a population of 11,147, as of the 2021 Canadian Census.
The city is named after the adjacent Comeau Bay, which is named in honour of Napoléon-Alexandre Comeau, a Québécois naturalist.
Baie-Comeau is the birthplace of Prime Minister of Canada Brian Mulroney.