La Vallée-de-l'Or () 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.
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.
Subdivisions There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:
Cities & Towns (3) Malartic Senneterre Val-d'Or
Municipalities (2) Belcourt Rivière-Héva
Parishes (1) Senneterre
Unorganized Territory (4) Lac-Granet Lac-Metei Matchi-Manitou Réservoir-Dozois
Indian Settlement or Reserve (2) Kitcisakik Lac-Simon
Demographics Population
Language Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality, Quebec Census Total Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % 39,735 1.0% 92.88% 1,105 8.3% 2.58% 250 13.8% 0.58% 1,690 13.8% 3.95% 39,360 3.6% 92.96% 1,205 25.5% 2.85% 290 1.8% 0.68% 1,485 27.7% 3.51% 37,975 2.1% 92.00% 960 5.4% 2.33% 285 5.0% 0.69% 2,055 18.4% 4.98% 38,795 4.4% 92.71% 1,015 19.8% 2.43% 300 15.5% 0.72% 1,735 8.1% 4.15% 40,565 n/a 92.66% 1,265 n/a 2.89% 355 n/a 0.81% 1,595 n/a 3.64%
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
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External Routes None
See also List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec
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