Baie-Comeau

Baie-Comeau
Hotel Le Manoir
Hotel Le Manoir
Map of RCM with Baie-Comeau highlighted
Map of RCM with Baie-Comeau highlighted
Baie-Comeau is located in Côte-Nord region, Quebec
Baie-Comeau
Baie-Comeau
Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec
Coordinates: 49°13′N 68°09′W / 49.217°N 68.150°W / 49.217; -68.150[1][2]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCôte-Nord
RCMManicouagan
Founded1936
ConstitutedJune 23, 1982
Government
 • MayorMichel Desbiens
 • Federal ridingManicouagan
 • Prov. ridingRené-Lévesque
Area
 • Total434.54 km2 (167.78 sq mi)
 • Land334.83 km2 (129.28 sq mi)
 • Urban11.28 km2 (4.36 sq mi)
 • Metro682.89 km2 (263.67 sq mi)
 Urban area is for Baie-Comeau proper
Elevation21.60 m (70.87 ft)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total20,687
 • Density61.8/km2 (160/sq mi)
 • Urban9,100
 • Urban density806.5/km2 (2,089/sq mi)
 • Metro26,643
 • Metro density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
 • Change (2016-21)
Decrease 3.9%
 • Dwellings
10,163
 Urban population is for Baie-Comeau proper
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area codes418 and 581
Highways R-138 R-389
Websitewww.ville.baie-comeau.qc.ca

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.

  1. ^ "Baie-Comeau". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ a b "Fiche descriptive - Baie-Comeau" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference CCNBCA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).