Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality, Quebec
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Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent is a Regional county municipality
in the Côte-Nord
region of far-eastern Quebec
, Canada
. It includes all the communities along the Gulf of Saint Lawrence
between the Natashquan River
and the Newfoundland and Labrador
border. It has an area of 63017.16 square kilometres (24,331.1 sq mi) according to Quebec's Ministère des Affaires Municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire (which includes the disputed land within Labrador), or a land area of 43337.1 square kilometres (16,732.5 sq mi) according to Statistics Canada
.
Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent was formed in July 2010. It supersedes the Basse-Côte-Nord territory and includes the Petit-Mécatina Unorganized Territory
that was transferred from the Minganie Regional County Municipality
at that time. Together with Minganie RCM, it forms the census division of Minganie-Basse-Côte-Nord
, whose geographical code is 98.
The regional county is characterized by the absence of road connections between the villages that are spread out along its 375 kilometres (233 mi) shoreline of the gulf. Except for Blanc-Sablon, all communities are only accessible by boat or plane, although Quebec Route 138
is being planned to extend all along the coast. Since the early 1990s, the region's commercial fishing industry has seen a steep decline, but a tourism industry is being developed to promote hunting and fishing outfitters, among other activities.
The following First Nations reserves are within the regional county, but administratively not part of it:
Regional county municipality
The term regional county municipality or RCM is used in Quebec to designate one of 86 county-like political and geographic units. In most cases, they are also census divisions. Regional County Municipalities are a supralocal type of "Regional Municipality" and are still commonly referred to as...
in the Côte-Nord
Côte-Nord
Côte-Nord is the second largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Québec...
region of far-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...
. It includes all the communities along the Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
The Gulf of Saint Lawrence , the world's largest estuary, is the outlet of North America's Great Lakes via the Saint Lawrence River into the Atlantic Ocean...
between the Natashquan River
Natashquan River
The Natashquan is a river in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador. It has its source just south of the boundary between the Atlantic and Saint Lawrence watersheds. It flows south-east to the Labrador–Quebec border from where it flows southward...
and the Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
border. It has an area of 63017.16 square kilometres (24,331.1 sq mi) according to Quebec's Ministère des Affaires Municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire (which includes the disputed land within Labrador), or a land area of 43337.1 square kilometres (16,732.5 sq mi) according to Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada is the Canadian federal government agency commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. Its headquarters is in Ottawa....
.
Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent was formed in July 2010. It supersedes the Basse-Côte-Nord territory and includes the Petit-Mécatina Unorganized Territory
Petit-Mécatina, Quebec
Petit-Mécatina is an unorganized territory in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada, part of Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality...
that was transferred from the Minganie Regional County Municipality
Minganie Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Minganie is a regional county municipality of Quebec in Canada. The regional seat is Havre-Saint-Pierre. Anticosti Island is included within this region. It has a land area of ....
at that time. Together with Minganie RCM, it forms the census division of Minganie-Basse-Côte-Nord
Minganie-Basse-Côte-Nord
Minganie-Basse-Côte-Nord is a census division in the Canadian province of Quebec, consisting of the regional county municipality of Minganie and the Basse-Côte-Nord territory. The division had a population of 11,895 in the Canada 2006 Census....
, whose geographical code is 98.
The regional county is characterized by the absence of road connections between the villages that are spread out along its 375 kilometres (233 mi) shoreline of the gulf. Except for Blanc-Sablon, all communities are only accessible by boat or plane, although Quebec Route 138
Quebec route 138
Route 138 is a major highway in the Canadian province of Quebec, following the entire north shore of the Saint Lawrence River past Montreal to the eastern terminus in Natashquan on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The western terminus is in Elgin, at the border with New York State south-west of Montreal...
is being planned to extend all along the coast. Since the early 1990s, the region's commercial fishing industry has seen a steep decline, but a tourism industry is being developed to promote hunting and fishing outfitters, among other activities.
Subdivisions
Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent consists of the following subdivisions, with their codes in parentheses:- Municipality of Blanc-SablonBlanc-Sablon, QuebecBlanc-Sablon, Quebec is the easternmost community in the province of Quebec, Canada, between the municipalities of Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent and L'Anse-au-Clair, in Labrador...
(98005)- Includes the settlements of Blanc-Sablon, Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon, and Brador
- Municipality of Bonne-EspéranceBonne-Espérance, QuebecBonne-Espérance is a municipality in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec in Canada.The municipality is made up of the three fishing villages of Rivière-Saint-Paul , Middle Bay, and Vieux-Fort , and was incorporated as a municipality on January 1, 1990...
(98010)- Includes the settlements of Rivière-Saint-Paul, Middle Bay, and Vieux-Fort
- Municipality of Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-LaurentCôte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent, QuebecCôte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent is a municipality in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec in Canada. The municipality consists of two non-contiguous areas, both along the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The larger main part stretches from the Natashquan River to the Big Mecatina...
(98015)- Includes the settlements of Chevery, Kégaska, Harrington Harbor, and Tête-à-la-Baleine
- Municipality of Gros-MécatinaGros-Mécatina, QuebecThe Municipality of Gros-Mécatina is on the Lower North Shore of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, near the border with Labrador in Quebec, Canada. Located near excellent crab, lobster, and scallop fishing grounds, it is dependant on the fishing business, including a fish processing factory that...
(98014)- Includes the settlements of La Tabatière and Mutton Bay
- Municipality of Saint-Augustin (98012)
- Includes the Indian settlement of PakuashipiPakuashipi, QuebecPakuashipi is an Innu community in the Canadian province of Quebec, located on the north shore of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in the Côte-Nord region. It is on the western shore of the mouth of the Saint-Augustin River, opposite the settlement of Saint-Augustin...
(98802)
- Includes the Indian settlement of Pakuashipi
- Unorganized Territory of Petit-MécatinaPetit-Mécatina, QuebecPetit-Mécatina is an unorganized territory in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada, part of Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality...
(98912)
The following First Nations reserves are within the regional county, but administratively not part of it:
- Indian reserve of La RomaineLa Romaine, QuebecLa Romaine, also known as Unamenshipit in Innu-aimun, is an Innu First Nations reserve in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada, at the mouth of the Olomane River on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. It belongs to the Innu band of Unamen Shipu...
(98804)