Avignon () is a regional county municipality located in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat and largest city is Carleton-sur-Mer.
It is on the Gaspé Peninsula, along Chaleur Bay.
Subdivisions There are 13 subdivisions and 2 native reserves within the RCM:
Cities & towns (1) Carleton-sur-Mer
Municipalities (10) Escuminac L'Ascension-de-Patapédia Maria Matapédia Nouvelle Pointe-à-la-Croix Ristigouche-Sud-Est Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia Saint-André-de-Restigouche Saint-François-d'Assise
Unorganized territories (2) Rivière-Nouvelle Ruisseau-Ferguson
Native reserves (2) Gesgapegiag 2 Listuguj
Demographics
Population
Language Canada Census mother tongue - Avignon Regional County Municipality, Quebec Census Total Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % 11,550 1.1% 81.0% 2,025 20.7% 14.2% 105 8.7% 0.7% 580 17.7% 4.1% 11,675 2.3% 77.57% 2,555 51.6% 16.98% 115 91.7% 0.76% 705 1.4% 4.68% 11,955 0.8% 82.93% 1,685 25.4% 11.69% 60 40.0% 0.42% 715 3.4% 4.96% 11,860 6.6% 79.28% 2,260 14.7% 15.10% 100 25.0% 0.67% 740 8.6% 4.95% 12,700 n/a 81.62% 1,970 n/a 12.66% 80 n/a 0.51% 810 n/a 5.21%
Transportation
Access routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:Official Transport Quebec Road Map
Autoroutes None
Principal highways
Secondary highways None
External routes None
Attractions Battle of 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
See also List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec
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