Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Rimouski-Neigette

| settlement_type = Regional county municipality

| image_map = Quebec MRC Rimouski-Neigette location map.svg

| coordinates = {{coord|3=region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{CAN}}

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = {{QC}}

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = Bas-Saint-Laurent

| established_title = Effective

| established_date = May 26, 1982

| seat_type = County seat

| seat = Rimouski

| government_footnotes =

| government_type = Prefecture

| leader_title = Prefect

| leader_name = Francis Saint-Pierre

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 2946.10

| area_land_km2 = 2715.17

| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census: Rimouski-Neigette, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=2410&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&SearchText=rimouski&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |publisher=Statistics Canada |access-date=December 19, 2019}}

| population_total = 56,650

| population_as_of = 2016

| population_density_km2= 20.9

| population_blank1_title= Change
2011–2016

| population_blank1 = {{increase}} 2.8%

| population_blank2_title= Dwellings

| population_blank2 = 28,811

| timezone = EST

| utc_offset = −5

| timezone_DST = EDT

| utc_offset_DST = −4

| postal_code_type = Postal code(s)

| postal_code =

| area_code = 418 and 581

| website = {{URL|http://www.mrcrimouskineigette.qc.ca/}}

}}

Rimouski-Neigette ({{IPA|fr|ʁimuski nɛʒɛt}}) is a regional county municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada.

The county seat is in Rimouski.

Subdivisions

There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:

;Cities & Towns (1)

Rimouski

;Municipalities (1)

Esprit-Saint

;Parishes (7)

;Unorganized Territory (1)

Lac-Huron

Demographics

File:RimouskiCentreville.JPG]]

= Population =

{{Canada census

|location = Rimouski-Neigette

|2021_population=57,191 | 2021_pop_delta=+1.0 | 2021_land_area=2,703.99 | 2021_pop_density=21.2

|2021_median_age=47.2 | 2021_median_age_m=45.6 | 2021_median_age_f=48.8

|2021_total_pvt_dwell=27,200 |2021_mean_hh_income= |2021_geocode=2021A00032410 | 2021_access_date=2022-04-27

|2016_population=56,650 | 2016_pop_delta=+2.8 | 2016_land_area=2,715.17 | 2016_pop_density=20.9

|2016_median_age=47.3 | 2016_median_age_m=45.0 | 2016_median_age_f=49.3

|2016_total_pvt_dwell=28,811 |2016_mean_hh_income=56,835 | 2016_access_date=2019-12-19

|2011_population=55,095 |2011_pop_delta=+3.6 |2011_land_area=2,716.52 |2011_pop_density=20.3

|2011_median_age=46.2 |2011_median_age_m=44.4 |2011_median_age_f=47.8

|2011_total_pvt_dwell=27,127 |2011_mean_hh_income=50,891 |2011_access_date=2014-01-27

|2006_population=53,193 | 2006_pop_delta=+1.7 | 2006_land_area=2,716.47 | 2006_pop_density=19.6

|2006_median_age=44.1 | 2006_median_age_m=42.8 | 2006_median_age_f=45.2

|2006_total_pvt_dwell=25,380 | 2006_mean_hh_income=43,616 | 2006_access_date=2013-05-10

|notes=

}}

{{Historical populations|width=50%

| title= Historical Census Data – Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality, Quebec

| footnote= Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

| percentages =

| shading = off

| align = none

| cols = 2

| 1991 |51290

| 1996 |52677

| 2001 |52289

| 2006 |53193

| 2011 |55095

| 2016 |56650

}}

= Language =

class="wikitable" !colspan="19"\|Canada Census Mother Tongue Language – Rimouski-Neigette Regional County MunicipalityStatistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
Census \| ! Total \|colspan="1"\| !colspan="3"\|{{center\|French}} \|colspan="1"\| !colspan="3"\|{{center\|English}} \|colspan="1"\| !colspan="3"\|{{center\|French & English}} \|colspan="1"\| !colspan="3"\|{{center\|Other}}
Year \| ! Responses \| ! Count ! Trend ! Pop % \| ! Count ! Trend ! Pop % \| ! Count ! Trend ! Pop % \| ! Count ! Trend ! Pop %
{{center\|2016}} \| \| {{center\|55,595}} \| \| 54,900 \| {{increase}} 2.6% \| 98.11% \| \| 375 \| {{increase}} 8.7% \| 0.67% \| \| 165 \| {{increase}} 13.8% \| 0.29% \| \| 515 \| {{increase}} 53.7% \| 0.92%
{{center\|2011}} \| \| {{center\|54,320}} \| \| 53,495 \| {{increase}} 4.8% \| 98.48% \| \| 345 \| {{decrease}} 9.2% \| 0.64% \| \| 145 \| {{increase}} 52.6% \| 0.27% \| \| 335 \| {{decrease}} 48.1% \| 0.62%
{{center\|2006}} \| \| {{center\|52,170}} \| \| 51,050 \| {{increase}} 1.1% \| 97.85% \| \| 380 \| {{increase}} 40.7% \| 0.73% \| \| 95 \| {{increase}} 35.7% \| 0.18% \| \| 645 \| {{increase}} 344.8% \| 1.24%
{{center\|2001}} \| \| {{center\|50,975}} \| \| 50,490 \| {{decrease}} 1.4% \| 99.05% \| \| 270 \| {{decrease}} 35.7% \| 0.53% \| \| 70 \| {{decrease}} 46.2% \| 0.14% \| \| 145 \| {{increase}} 11.5% \| 0.28%
{{center\|1996}} \| \| {{center\|51,895}} \| \| 51,215 \| n/a \| 98.69% \| \| 420 \| n/a \| 0.81% \| \| 130 \| n/a \| 0.25% \| \| 130 \| n/a \| 0.25%

class="wikitable"

!colspan="19"|Canada Census Mother Tongue Language – Rimouski-Neigette Regional County MunicipalityStatistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

Census

|

! Total

|colspan="1"|

!colspan="3"|{{center|French}}

|colspan="1"|

!colspan="3"|{{center|English}}

|colspan="1"|

!colspan="3"|{{center|French & English}}

|colspan="1"|

!colspan="3"|{{center|Other}}

Year

|

! Responses

|

! Count

! Trend

! Pop %

|

! Count

! Trend

! Pop %

|

! Count

! Trend

! Pop %

|

! Count

! Trend

! Pop %

|

| {{center|55,595}}

|

| 54,900

| {{increase}} 2.6%

| 98.11%

|

| 375

| {{increase}} 8.7%

| 0.67%

|

| 165

| {{increase}} 13.8%

| 0.29%

|

| 515

| {{increase}} 53.7%

| 0.92%

|

| {{center|54,320}}

|

| 53,495

| {{increase}} 4.8%

| 98.48%

|

| 345

| {{decrease}} 9.2%

| 0.64%

|

| 145

| {{increase}} 52.6%

| 0.27%

|

| 335

| {{decrease}} 48.1%

| 0.62%

|

| {{center|52,170}}

|

| 51,050

| {{increase}} 1.1%

| 97.85%

|

| 380

| {{increase}} 40.7%

| 0.73%

|

| 95

| {{increase}} 35.7%

| 0.18%

|

| 645

| {{increase}} 344.8%

| 1.24%

|

| {{center|50,975}}

|

| 50,490

| {{decrease}} 1.4%

| 99.05%

|

| 270

| {{decrease}} 35.7%

| 0.53%

|

| 70

| {{decrease}} 46.2%

| 0.14%

|

| 145

| {{increase}} 11.5%

| 0.28%

|

| {{center|51,895}}

|

| 51,215

| n/a

| 98.69%

|

| 420

| n/a

| 0.81%

|

| 130

| n/a

| 0.25%

|

| 130

| n/a

| 0.25%

Transportation

= Access Routes =

File:Route 132, Rimouski 01.jpg in Rimouski]]

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[http://www.quebec511.gouv.qc.ca/fr/carte_routiere/ Official Transport Quebec Road Map]