Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality

Le Rocher-Percé
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 48°22′N 64°37′W / 48.367°N 64.617°WCoordinates: 48°22′N 64°37′W / 48.367°N 64.617°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Effective	April 1, 1981
County seat	Chandler
Government[2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Nadia Minassian
Area[2][3]
• Total	3,249.20 km^2 (1,254.52 sq mi)
• Land	3,077.81 km^2 (1,188.35 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	17,979
• Density	5.8/km^2 (15/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.5%
• Dwellings	8,622
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Website	www.mrcrocherperce.qc.ca

Rocher-Percé is a regional county municipality in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Chandler.

Prior to July 17, 1999 it was known as Pabok Regional County Municipality.^[4]

It is named after Percé Rock (the pierced rock), a massive arched sandstone rock rising from the Atlantic just off the tip of the Gaspé peninsula. The region includes the towns of Percé, Grande-Rivière, Port-Daniel–Gascons and Chandler. Major tourist attractions include the Percé Rock and Bonaventure Island.

Subdivisions

There are 6 subdivisions within the RCM:^[2]

Cities & Towns (3) Chandler Grande-Rivière Percé

Municipalities (2) Port-Daniel–Gascons Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé

Unorganized Territory (1) Mont-Alexandre

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality, Quebec community profile
	2011	2006	2001
Population:	17,979 (-2.5% from 2006)	18,437 (-4.5% from 2001)	19,298 (-9.6% from 1996)
Land area:	3,077.81 km^2 (1,188.35 sq mi)	3,077.78 km^2 (1,188.34 sq mi)	3,077.82 km^2 (1,188.35 sq mi)
Population density:	5.8/km^2 (15/sq mi)	6.0/km^2 (16/sq mi)	6.3/km^2 (16/sq mi)
Median age:	50.6 (M: 50.0, F: 51.3)	47.1 (M: 46.4, F: 47.8)	43.2 (M: 42.9, F: 43.6)
Total private dwellings:	8,622	8,669	8,630
Median household income:	$38,549	$36,080	$29,680
References: 2011[3] 2006[5] 2001[6]

Historical Census Data - Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 21,713 —     1996 21,340 −1.7%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 19,298 −9.6% 2006 18,437 −4.5%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 17,979 −2.5%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		17,870		16,325	2.1%	91.35%		1,385	5.3%	7.75%		115	283.3%	0.64%		45	81.6%	0.25%
2006		18,265		16,675	5.4%	91.29%		1,315	8.0%	7.20%		30	66.7%	0.16%		245	716.7%	1.34%
2001		19,170		17,620	8.8%	91.91%		1,430	13.6%	7.46%		90	60.0%	0.47%		30	14.3%	0.16%
1996		21,230		19,315	n/a	90.98%		1,655	n/a	7.80%		225	n/a	1.06%		35	n/a	0.16%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:^[8]

Autoroutes None

Principal Highways Route 132

Secondary Highways None

External Routes None

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 351206 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 020 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
4. http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/referenc/pdf/mod0799.pdf
5. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
6. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
8. Official Transport Quebec Road Map