La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
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La Vallée-de-l'Or (French pronunciation: [la vale də lɔʁ]) is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region in Northwestern Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Val-d'Or. It is named for its gold deposits in the Harricana River and Bell River valleys.
La Vallée-de-l'Or | |
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| Coordinates: 48°23′N 77°14′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| Effective | April 8, 1981 |
| County seat | Val-d'Or |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Martin Ferron |
| Area | |
• Total | 27,349.47 km2 (10,559.69 sq mi) |
| • Land | 24,094.84 km2 (9,303.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 43,347 |
| • Density | 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) |
| • Change (2016-21) |  0.3% |
| • Dwellings | 20,944 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | mrcvo |
History
Originally part of Abitibi RCM, it was created in April 1981 as Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality. The name, adjusted to La Vallée-de-l'Or on October 11, 2003, means "The Valley of Gold" and refers to the area at the sources of the Harricana River where the Abitibi gold rush took place in the 1930s.[1][4]
Subdivisions
There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Population
Canada census – La Vallée-de-l'Or community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 43,347 (+0.3% from 2016) | 43,226 (+0.8% from 2011) | 42,896 (+2.4% from 2006) |
| Land area | 24,094.84 km2 (9,303.07 sq mi) | 24,292.04 km2 (9,379.21 sq mi) | 24,294.28 km2 (9,380.07 sq mi) |
| Population density | 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) | 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) | 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) |
| Median age | 42.8 (M: 42.4, F: 43.6) | 42.2 (M: 41.4, F: 43.2) | 41.3 (M: 40.3, F: 42.3) |
| Private dwellings | 20,944 (total) 19,648 (occupied) | 20,224 (total) 19,040 (occupied) | 19,532 (total) |
| Median household income | $73,500 | $62,540 | $53,665 |
Language
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 |
42,780 |
39,735 | 1.0% |
92.88% | 1,105 |  8.3% |
2.58% | 250 | 13.8% |
0.58% | 1,690 | 13.8% |
3.95% | |||||
2011 |
42,340 |
39,360 | 3.6% |
92.96% | 1,205 | 25.5% |
2.85% | 290 | 1.8% |
0.68% | 1,485 | 27.7% |
3.51% | |||||
2006 |
41,275 |
37,975 | 2.1% |
92.00% | 960 | 5.4% |
2.33% | 285 | 5.0% |
0.69% | 2,055 | 18.4% |
4.98% | |||||
2001 |
41,845 |
38,795 | 4.4% |
92.71% | 1,015 | 19.8% |
2.43% | 300 | 15.5% |
0.72% | 1,735 | 8.1% |
4.15% | |||||
1996 |
43,780 |
40,565 | n/a | 92.66% | 1,265 | n/a | 2.89% | 355 | n/a | 0.81% | 1,595 | n/a | 3.64% | |||||
