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Avignon Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Avignon Regional County Municipality is located in eastern Quebec, on the Gaspé peninsula, on Chaleur Bay. The regional county municipality seat is Nouvelle
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Communities
- Cities and Towns
- Carleton---Saint-Omer
- Municipalities
- Escuminac
- L'Ascension-de-Patapédia
- Maria
- Nouvelle
- Pointe-à-la-Croix
- Saint-André-de-Restigouche
- Reserves
- Gesgapegiag 2
- Listuguj
- Cantons
- Restigouche-Partie-Sud-Est
- Parishes
- Matapédia
- Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia
- Saint-François-d'Assise
- Unorganized Areas
- Rivière-Nouvelle
- Ruisseau-Ferguson
Highways
Highways that run through Avignon are as follows:
- Primary Highways: #132
Attractions
- Battle of the Restigouche National Historic Site (Pointe-à-la-Croix)
- Fort Listiguj (Pointe-à-la-Croix)
- Notre-Dame-du-Mont-St-Joseph Oratory (Carleton---Saint Omer)
Protected Areas
- Casualt ZEC
- Rivières-Matapédia et Patapédia Wildlife Reserve
- Miguasha Provincial Park
- Saint-Omer National Migratory Bird Sanctuary
Demographics
- Population: 15,286
- Population change (1996-2001): -4.0
- Dwellings: 7,093
- Area (sq. km): 3,486.55
- Density (per sq. km.): 4.4
- National rank in terms of population: 250
- Provincial rank in terms of population: 88
Surrounding Counties
- La Mitis Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- La Matapédia Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- Bonaventure Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- Restigouche County, New Brunswick
Last updated: 06-04-2005 07:15:07
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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