La Matapédia is a Regional County Municipality in eastern Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 at the base of the Gaspé peninsula

Gaspé Peninsula

The Gaspésie , or Gaspé Peninsula or the Gaspé, is a peninsula along the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, extending into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...

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It is located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent

Bas-Saint-Laurent

The Bas-Saint-Laurent region is located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec.It has a population of 200,653 and a land area of 22,232.11 km² .-Subdivisions:...

 region of Quebec. The seat is in Amqui

Amqui, Quebec

Amqui is a town in eastern Quebec at the base of the Gaspé peninsula. Located on the Matapédia River, it is the seat of La Matapédia Regional County Municipality. Amqui was the first town in Quebec to ban single-use plastic bags, effective the spring of 2008...

. It is named for the Matapédia River

Matapédia River

The Matapédia River is a river on the Gaspé Peninsula in the province of Quebec, Canada. It runs 65 km from Lake Matapédia to the village of Matapédia where it flows into the Restigouche River on the interprovincial boundary with New Brunswick.Matapédia Lake becomes Matapédia River at Amqui ,...

 which runs through the western part of the RCM. La Matapedia was created on January 1, 1982. Population 19,994.

Municipalities

• Albertville
  Albertville, Quebec
  Albertville is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in La Matapédia Regional Council Municipality.The municipality had a population of 350 in the Canada 2006 Census.-Municipal council:* Mayor: Martin Landry...
  
  
• Lac-au-Saumon
  Lac-au-Saumon, Quebec
  Lac-au-Saumon is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in La Matapédia Regional Council Municipality.The municipality had a population of 1,517 in the Canada 2006 Census.-Municipal council:* Mayor: Jean-Claude Dumoulin...
  
  
• Sainte-Florence
  Sainte-Florence, Quebec
  Sainte-Florence is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in La Matapédia Regional Council Municipality.The municipality had a population of 480 in the Canada 2006 Census.-Municipal council:* Mayor: Réjeanne Doiron...
  
  
• Sainte-Marguerite
• Saint-Vianney
  Saint-Vianney, Quebec
  Saint-Vianney is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in La Matapédia Regional Council Municipality.The municipality had a population of 520 in the Canada 2006 Census.-Municipal council:* Mayor: Georges Guénard...
  
  
• Sayabec
  Sayabec, Quebec
  Sayabec is a small Quebec municipality located in the La Matapédia Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region in the southeastern part of the province. Founded in 1894, the population according to the municipality's website was 1,877 in 2006...
  
  
• Val-Brillant
  Val-Brillant, Quebec
  Val-Brillant is a municipality in eastern Quebec at the base of the Gaspé peninsula. On the banks of the Matapédia Lake, Val-Brillant is part of the Matapédia Valley. Val-Brillant was established in 1890 by Father Pierre Brillant...
  
  

Parishes

Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs

Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs, Quebec

Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs is a parish municipality in Quebec....

• Creation: January 1, 1965
• Area: 92,98 km²
• Population: 313 (2006)
• Mayor: Jean-Marc Roy
• Councillors: Aubin Jomphe, Germain Lamarre, Gilbert Leclerc, Jean-Louis Paquet, Nelson Pilote, Gilles Roussel

Saint-Cléophas

Saint-Cléophas, Quebec

Saint-Cléophas is a parish municipality in Quebec....

• Creation: May 19, 1921
• Area: 97,46 km²
• Population: 426 (2006)
• Mayor: Lise Dompierre
• Councillors: Marcel Bélanger, Stéphane Boulanger, Daniel Charest, Bruno Gauvin, Michel Santerre, Julie Turcotte

Saint-Damase

Saint-Damase, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec

Saint-Damase is a parish municipality in Quebec....

• Creation: December 31, 1885
• Area: 117,43 km²
• Population: 429 (2006)
• Mayor: Bertrand Lavoie
• Councillors: Marjolaine Dubé-D'Astous, France Gagné, Chantal Gendron, Herman Gendron, Roger Paquet, Viateur Robichaud

Sainte-Irène

Sainte-Irène, Quebec

Sainte-Irène is a parish municipality in Quebec....

• Creation: January 1, 1953
• Area: 134,03 km²
• Population: 318 (2006)
• Mayor: Alain Duchemin
• Councillors: Sylvie Chenel, Huguette Desjardins, Michel Garneau, Mario Jean, Dany Lavoie, Hervé St-Onge

Saint-Léon-le-Grand

Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Quebec

Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Quebec may refer to:*Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Mauricie, Quebec, in Matawinie Regional County Municipality*Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, in La Matapédia Regional County Municipality...

• Creation: August 12, 1903
• Area: 127,73 km²
• Population: 1 111 (2006)
• Mayor: Michel McNicoll
• Councillors: Jéonard Barrette, Pierrette Barrette, Louisette Bérubé, Suzanne Ouellet, Gabriel St-Laurent, Aubert Turcotte

Saint-Moïse

Saint-Moïse, Quebec

Saint-Moïse is a parish municipality in Quebec....

• Creation: January 1, 1978
• Area: 106,83 km²
• Population: 659 (2006)
• Mayor: Paul Lepage
• Councillors: Nancy Côté, Dany Fillion, Robert Gagné, Clément Harvey, Jean Plourde, Jean-Claude Robichaud

Saint-Tharcisius

Saint-Tharcisius, Quebec

Saint-Tharcisius is a parish municipality in Quebec.The village was named after a Roman martyr who preferred to be killed rather than desecrate the Eucharist in the year 217....

• Creation: December 4, 1937
• Area: 79,61 km²
• Population: 510 (2006)
• Mayor: Rita Rioux
• Councillors: Hélène Brochu, Cécile Caouette, Francis Chenel, Guylaine D'Amours, Denis Lavoie, Michel Ricard

Saint-Zénon-du-Lac-Humqui

Saint-Zénon-du-Lac-Humqui, Quebec

Saint-Zénon-du-Lac-Humqui is a parish municipality in Quebec....

• Creation: April 28, 1920
• Area: 112,97 km²
• Population: 427 (2006)
• Mayor: Réginald Duguay
• Councillors: Jean-Louis Arsenault, Edouard Boucher, Gino Canuel, Gérard Carré, Normand Hewley, Ginette Pelletier

Unorganized territories

Lac-Alfred

• Creation: January 1, 1986
• Area: 76,03 km²
• Population: (2006)
• There is no municipal administration

Lac-Casault

• Creation:
• Area: 1 472,54 km²
• Population: 2 (2006)
• There is no municipal administration

Lac-Matapédia

• Creation:
• Area: 126,67 km²
• Population: 2 (2006)
• There is no municipal administration

Rivière-Patapédia-Est

• Creation: January 1. 1986
• Area: 15,51 km²
• Population: (2006)
• There is no municipal administration

Rivière-Vaseuse

• Creation: January 1, 1986
• Area: 273,49 km²
• Population: (2006)
• There is no municipal administration

Routhierville

• Creation:
• Area: 643,36 km²
• Population: 26 (2006)
• There is no municipal administration

Ruisseau-des-Mineurs

• Creation: January 1, 1986
• Area: 834,17 km²
• Population: (2006)
• There is no municipal administration