Abitibi-Ouest County, Quebec

Abitibi-Ouest County is located in Northwestern Quebec. The County Seat is La Sarre.

Table of contents

1 Communities 2 Highways 3 Protected Areas 4 Attractions and Other Areas 5 Demographics 6 Surrounding Counties

Communities

Towns
Duparquet
La Sarre
Macamic

Municipalities
Authier
Authier-Nord
Chazel
Clerval
Colombourg
Dupuy
Gallichan
La Reine
Normétal
Rapide-Danseur
Palmarolle
Poularies
Roquemaure
Sainte-Germaine-Boulé
Saint-Lambert
Taschereau
Val-Saint-Gilles

Cantons
Clermont

Parishes
Macamic
Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg
Saint-Lambert

Villages
Taschereau

Unorganized Areas
Lac-Duparquet
Rivière-Ojima

Highways

Highways that run through Abitibi-Ouest are as follows:
Primary Highways: 101, 111
Secondary Highways: 388, 390, 393

Protected Areas

Parc quebecois d'Aiguebelle
Poste d'accueil Taschereau
Reserve faunique d'Aiguebelle

Attractions and Other Areas

Antoine Marsh (Roquemaure)
Calamite Covered Bridge [1927] (La Sarre)
Culture House (La Sarre)
Interpretation de la foresterie Centre (La Sarre)
La Salle Airport (Clermont)
Leclerc Covered Bridge [1927] (La Sarre)
l'Ile Covered Bridge [1946] (Clerval)
Joseph Berube Collection (Gallichan)
Molesworth Covered Bridge [1930] (Macamic Ville)
Notre-Dame-des-pauvres Sanctuary (Dupuy)
Petit-Quatre Covered Bridge [1950] (Clermont)
Rang 11 School (Authier)
Rapide-Danseur Church (1942) (Rapide Danseur)
Sang-Neuf-Art Gallery (Palmarolle)

Demographics

(Statistics Canada, 2001)

Population: 21,984
Population change (1996-2001): -6.7
Dwellings: 9,916
Area (sq. km): 3,333.41
Density (per sq. km.): 6.6
National rank in terms of population: 211
Provincial rank in terms of population: 68

Surrounding Counties

Abitibi County, Quebec
Nord-du-Quebec Region, Quebec
Rouyn-Noranda County, Quebec
Cochrane District, Ontario
Timiskaming District, Ontario