'Pontiac' is a
county regional municipality in the
Outaouais region of
Quebec,
Canada. It should not be confused with the
municipality of Pontiac, which is located outside this county regional municipality.
Demographics
'Population': 14,565 in
2001, down 6.5 % from
1996.
'Language': The Pontiac MRC is primarily but not overwhelmingly
anglophone; in the
2001 census, 57.2 % identified English as their first language, 38.3 % said it was French, 2.4 % listed both, and 2.1 % listed other.
(Source:
Canada 2001 Census.)
Municipalities
The Pontiac MRC is comprised of 18 municipalities;
Campbell's Bay is the county seat.
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Alleyn-et-Cawood (Danford Lake)
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Bristol
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Bryson
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Campbell's Bay
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Chapeau
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Chichester
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Clarendon
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Fort-Coulonge
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L'Isle-aux-Allumettes (Allumette Island)
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Grand-Calumet (Calumet Island)
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Litchfield
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Mansfield-et-Pontefract
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Otter Lake (formerly Leslie-Clapham-et-Huddersfield)
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Portage-du-Fort
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Rapides-des-Joachims
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Shawville
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Sheenboro (formerly Sheen-Esher-Aberdeen-et-Malakoff)
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Thorne
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Waltham
The Pontiac MRC also includes
Lac-Nilgault, a large unorganized territory to the north of the 19 municipalities.
External links
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Pontiac MRC Gateway (English-language version)