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Témiscamingue, Quebec

Témiscamingue
Regional county municipality
Location of Témiscamingue
Coordinates: 47°33′N 79°14′W / 47.550°N 79.233°W / 47.550; -79.233Coordinates: 47°33′N 79°14′W / 47.550°N 79.233°W / 47.550; -79.233
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Effective April 15, 1981
County seat Ville-Marie
Government
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Arnaud Warolin
Area
 • Total 19,154.10 km2 (7,395.44 sq mi)
 • Land 16,419.63 km2 (6,339.65 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 16,425
 • Density 1.0/km2 (3/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 3.3%
 • Dwellings 8,494
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 819
Website www.mrc
temiscamingue.qc.ca

Témiscamingue is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of western Quebec, Canada. The county seat is Ville-Marie.

Though Témiscamingue borders Pontiac Regional County Municipality to the south, it is not possible to travel between the two within Quebec without taking a major detour north towards Quebec Route 117. The shorter route is to cross into Ontario at Notre-Dame-du-Nord or Témiscaming and travel south on Highway 11, then east on Highway 17, before crossing back at Fort-Coulonge.

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:


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