CôTE-NORD

'Côte-Nord' (French for "Northern Coast", area 247,627.06 km², or 95,609.34 sq mi) is the second largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Québec. It covers much of the northern shore of the St. Lawrence River's gulf past Tadoussac. At the 2006 census it had a resident population of 95,911 inhabitants.

Contents

Population

Geography and economy

Subdivisions

Major communities

External links

See also

Population

As of the 2001 census, the population amounted to 97,766, slightly more than 1% of the province's population, spread across 25 municipalities. Baie-Comeau and Sept-Îles combined amounts for a little more than half of the population.

Geography and economy

Côte-Nord was once part of Labrador and was created as an administrative region in 1966. The region's economy is based on mining (mostly iron), lumbering, aluminium production, and tourism.
Important landmarks of Côte-Nord include Anticosti Island and the Mingan Archipelago.

Subdivisions

'Regional county municipalities'

★ Caniapiscau

★ La Haute-Côte-Nord

★ Manicouagan

★ Minganie

★ Sept-Rivières
'Independent municipalities'

★ Basse-Côte-Nord

★ Blanc-Sablon, Quebec

★ Bonne-Espérance, Quebec

★ Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent, Quebec

★ Gros-Mécatina, Quebec

★ Saint-Augustin, Quebec
'Indian reserves'

★ Betsiamites

★ Essipit

★ La Romaine

★ Matimekosh

★ Mingan

★ Natashquan

★ Uashat-Maliotenam
'Naskapi reserved territory'

★ Kawawachikamach

Major communities

★ Baie-Comeau

★ Chute-aux-Outardes

★ Fermont

★ Forestville

★ Havre-Saint-Pierre

★ Les Escoumins

★ Pointe-aux-Outardes

★ Pointe-Lebel

★ Port-Cartier

★ Sacré-Coeur

★ Sept-Îles

External links

★ Regional Portal

★ Côte-Nord

★ Côte-Nord Tourism

See also

★ Mingan Archipelago