Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality

Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais (French for "The hills of the Outaouais") is a regional county municipality in the Outaouais region of western Quebec, Canada. The region nearly encircles the City of Gatineau, which is to the south. Its administrative seat is in Chelsea, Quebec.

Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 45°33′N 75°52′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionOutaouais
EffectiveDecember 4, 1991
County seatChelsea
Government
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectRobert Bussière
Area
 • Total2,199.30 km2 (849.15 sq mi)
 • Land2,051.77 km2 (792.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total49,094
 • Density23.9/km2 (62/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
 5.8%
 • Dwellings
23,164
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)819
Websitewww.mrcdescollinesdeloutaouais.qc.ca
[4]
RCM Office in Chelsea

It was created in January 1991 when the Communauté régionale de l'Outaouais (Outaouais Regional Community) was split into Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM and the Communauté urbaine de l'Outaouais (Outaouais Urban Community, now City of Gatineau). The region is home to the majority of Gatineau Park. It is bisected by the Gatineau River which flows from north to south. The Ottawa River forms the southwestern boundary.

Subdivisions

There are seven subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Municipalities

Demographics
Canada census – Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality community profile
2016 2011
Population: 49,094 (5.8% from 2011) 46,393 (10.4% from 2006)
Land area: 2,051.77 km2 (792.19 sq mi) 2,048.24 km2 (790.83 sq mi)
Population density: 23.9/km2 (62/sq mi) 22.7/km2 (59/sq mi)
Median age: 41.8 (M: 42.1, F: 41.5) 40.4 (M: 40.6, F: 40.1)
Total private dwellings: 23,164 22,056
Median household income: $90,482 $85,789
References: 2016[5] 2011[4] earlier[6]
Historical census populations
YearPop.±%
1986 20,355—    
1991 28,894+42.0%
1996 33,680+16.6%
2001 35,188+4.5%
2006 42,005+19.4%
2011 46,393+10.4%
2016 49,094+5.8%

Transportation

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[7]

See also

References
  1. Reference number 269051 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 820 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  4. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  5. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  6. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  7. Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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