La Matanie () is a regional county municipality, located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, in Canada. From January 1, 1982, to March 9, 2013, it was known as Matane.
The county seat is the city of Matane.
Subdivisions There are 12 subdivisions within the RCM:
Cities & towns (1) Matane
Municipalities (7) Baie-des-Sables Grosses-Roches Les Méchins Sainte-Félicité Sainte-Paule Saint-René-de-Matane Saint-Ulric
Parishes (3) Saint-Adelme Saint-Jean-de-Cherbourg Saint-Léandre
Unorganized territory (1) Rivière-Bonjour
Demographics
Population
Language Canada Census mother tongue - La Matanie Regional County Municipality, Quebec Census Total Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % 20,800 2.8% 98.86% 95 0.0% 0.45% 60 14.3% 0.29% 85 21.4% 0.40% 21,405 0.6% 98.91% 95 24.0% 0.44% 70 50.0% 0.32% 70 64.1% 0.32% 21,525 1.7% 98.38% 125 92.3% 0.57% 35 36.4% 0.16% 195 333.3% 0.89% 21,900 5.5% 99.25% 65 43.5% 0.29% 55 37.5% 0.25% 45 80.0% 0.20% 23,175 n/a 99.23% 115 n/a 0.49% 40 n/a 0.17% 25 n/a 0.11%
Transportation
Access routes Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:Official Transport Quebec Road Map
Autoroutes None
Principal highways
Secondary highways
External routes None
Notable people
Isabelle Boulay, born at Sainte-Félicité Alain Côté, born in 1957 at Matane
See also List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec
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