Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Le Domaine-du-Roy (French pronunciation: [lə dɔmɛn dy ʁwa], lit. 'The King's Domain') is a regional county municipality in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is in Roberval, and it is named for the King of France, who owned the land at the time of the colonization of Quebec.
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| Coordinates: 48°29′N 72°21′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Effective | January 1, 1983 |
| County seat | Roberval |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Yanick Baillargeon |
| Area | |
• Total | 18,713.70 km2 (7,225.40 sq mi) |
| • Land | 17,803.47 km2 (6,873.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 31,285 |
| • Density | 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) |
| • Change (2011–16) |  1.8% |
| • Dwellings | 16,549 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www |
Subdivisions
There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Population
Canada census – Le Domaine-du-Roy community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 31,095 (-0.6% from 2016) | 31,285 (-1.8% from 2011) | 31,870 (-0.3% from 2006) |
| Land area | 17,476.45 km2 (6,747.70 sq mi) | 17,803.47 km2 (6,873.96 sq mi) | 17,799.45 km2 (6,872.41 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 | 50.4 (M: 49.2, F: 51.2) | 48.2 (M: 47.3, F: 49.1) | 46.4 (M: 45.9, F: 46.9) |
| Private dwellings | 16,921 (total) 14,281 (occupied) | 16,549 (total) | 17,494 (total) |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $54,587 | $46,848 |
Language
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| Census | Total | French |
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 |
30,715 |
30,090 | 2.5% |
97.97% | 100 |  0.0% |
0.33% | 55 |  10.0% |
0.16% | 470 | 42.4% |
1.05% | |||||
2011 |
31,345 |
30,865 | 0.5% |
98.47% | 100 | 9.1% |
0.32% | 50 | 23.1% |
0.16% | 330 | 37.1% |
1.05% | |||||
2006 |
31,415 |
30,715 | 2.5% |
97.77% | 110 | 12.0% |
0.35% | 65 | 333.3% |
0.21% | 525 | 5.0% |
1.67% | |||||
2001 |
32,155 |
31,515 | 3.3% |
98.01% | 125 | 31.6% |
0.39% | 15 | 81.3% |
0.05% | 500 | 21.0% |
1.55% | |||||
1996 |
33,160 |
32,590 | n/a | 98.28% | 95 | n/a | 0.29% | 80 | n/a | 0.24% | 395 | n/a | 1.19% | |||||
