La Haute-Côte-Nord Regional County Municipality
La Haute-Côte-Nord is a regional county municipality in northeastern Quebec, Canada, in the Côte-Nord region. It is located on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence where the Saguenay River flows into it. The seat is Les Escoumins. The municipality has a land area of 11,612.68 square kilometres (4,483.68 sq mi) and its population was 10,846 inhabitants as of the 2016 census. Its largest community is the city of Forestville.
La Haute-Côte-Nord | |
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Regional county municipality | |
| Coordinates: 48°34′N 69°14′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Les Escoumins |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Pierre Laurencelle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12,430.90 km2 (4,799.60 sq mi) |
| • Land | 11,612.68 km2 (4,483.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 10,846 |
| • Density | 0.6/km2 (2/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 | 6.1% |
| • Dwellings | 5,708 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www |
Except for Sacré-Coeur, which is located along the Saguenay River, all places and municipalities of the RCM are along Quebec Route 138 directly on the shores of the Saint Lawrence River. The unorganized territory of Lac-au-Brochet makes up some 83% of the interior part of the RCM.
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