Avignon Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Avignon Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Avignon Regional County Municipality is located in eastern Quebec, on the Gaspé peninsula, along Baie des Chaleurs. The regional county municipality seat is Nouvelle. Its largest city is Carleton-sur-Mer.

Communities

*Cities and Towns
**Carleton-sur-Mer

*Municipalities
**Escuminac
**L'Ascension-de-Patapédia
**Maria
**Nouvelle
**Pointe-à-la-Croix
**Saint-André-de-Restigouche

*Reserves
**Gesgapegiag 2
**Listuguj

*Cantons
**Ristigouche-Partie-Sud-Est

*Parishes
**Matapédia
**Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia
**Saint-François-d'Assise

*Unorganized Areas
**Rivière-Nouvelle
**Ruisseau-Ferguson

Highways

Route 132 runs through Avignon.

Attractions

*Battle of the Restigouche National Historic Site (Pointe-à-la-Croix)
*Fort Listiguj (Pointe-à-la-Croix)
*Notre-Dame-du-Mont-St-Joseph Oratory (Carleton---Saint Omer)

Protected Areas

*Casualt ZEC
*Rivières-Matapédia et Patapédia Wildlife Reserve
*Miguasha Provincial Park
*Saint-Omer National Migratory Bird Sanctuary

Demographics

"(Statistics Canada, 2001)"
*Population: 15,286
*Population change (1996-2001): −4.0
*Dwellings: 7,093
*Area (km²): 3,486.55
*Density (per km²): 4.4
*National rank in terms of population: 250
*Provincial rank in terms of population: 88

urrounding Counties

*La Mitis Regional County Municipality, Quebec
*La Matapédia Regional County Municipality, Quebec
*Bonaventure Regional County Municipality, Quebec
*Restigouche County, New Brunswick

External links

* [http://www.gaspesia.com/ville.php Municipalities and cities of Gaspé region]


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