Baie-Comeau | |
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 Hotel Le Manoir | |
 Map of RCM with Baie-Comeau highlighted | |
  Baie-Comeau Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 49°13′N 68°09′W / 49.217°N 68.150°W[1][2] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | Manicouagan |
| Founded | 1936 |
| Constituted | June 23, 1982 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michel Desbiens |
| • Federal riding | Manicouagan |
| • Prov. riding | René-Lévesque |
| Area | |
| • Total | 434.54 km2 (167.78 sq mi) |
| • Land | 334.83 km2 (129.28 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 11.28 km2 (4.36 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 682.89 km2 (263.67 sq mi) |
| Urban area is for Baie-Comeau proper | |
| Elevation | 21.60 m (70.87 ft) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 20,687 |
| • Density | 61.8/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 9,100 |
| • Urban density | 806.5/km2 (2,089/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 26,643 |
| • Metro density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| • Change (2016-21) |  3.9% |
| • Dwellings | 10,163 |
| Urban population is for Baie-Comeau proper | |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-138  R-389 |
| Website | www |
Baie-Comeau ([be.kɔ.mo]) is a city in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the shores of the St. Lawrence River, and is the seat of Manicouagan Regional County Municipality. It is near the mouth of the Manicouagan River, named after the adjacent Comeau Bay.[2] It has a population of 20,687 in the 2021 Canadian census, and the census agglomeration population is 26,643.[4]
Baie-Comeau is the birthplace of Brian Mulroney, former Prime Minister of Canada.
- ^ "Baie-Comeau". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ a b "Fiche descriptive - Baie-Comeau" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 96020". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ a b c d e f "Census Profile, 2021 Census Baie-Comeau, Ville [Census subdivision], Baie-Comeau [Census agglomeration], and Baie-Comeau [Population centre]". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ "Baie-Comeau (census agglomeration) census profile". 2021 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-05-11. The census agglomeration consists of Baie-Comeau, Chute-aux-Outardes, Pointe-Lebel, Pointe-aux-Outardes and Ragueneau.
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