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{{Infobox settlement
| name                  = Témiscouata
| settlement_type       = [[Regional county municipality]]
| image_map             = Quebec MRC Témiscouata location map.svg
| coordinates           = {{coord|47|41|N|68|53|W|region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint         = 
| coordinates_footnotes = <ref name="toponymie"/>
| subdivision_type      = Country
| subdivision_name      = {{CAN}}
| subdivision_type1     = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Province]]
| subdivision_name1     = {{QC}}
| subdivision_type2     = [[Region (Quebec)|Region]]
| subdivision_name2     = [[Bas-Saint-Laurent]]
| established_title     = Effective
| established_date      = January 1, 1982
| seat_type             = County seat
| seat                  = [[Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac]]
| government_footnotes  = <ref name="mamrot"/>
| government_type       = [[Regional county municipality#Governance and responsibilities|Prefecture]]
| leader_title          = Prefect
| leader_name           = Serge Pelletier
| area_footnotes        = <ref name="mamrot"/><ref name="census2016"/>
| area_total_km2        = 4,025.80
| area_land_km2         = 3,904.03
| population_footnotes  = <ref name="census2016">{{cite web |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census: Témiscouata, 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=2413&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&SearchText=Temiscouata&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |publisher=Statistics Canada |access-date=December 27, 2019}}</ref>
| population_total      = 19,574
| population_as_of      = 2016
| population_density_km2= 5.0
| population_blank1_title= Change<br><small>2011-2016</small>
| population_blank1     = {{decrease}} 4.9%
| population_blank2_title= Dwellings
| population_blank2     = 10,778
| timezone              = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset            = −5
| timezone_DST          = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST        = −4
| postal_code_type      = [[Canadian postal code|Postal code(s)]]
| postal_code           = 
| area_codes             = [[Area codes 418 and 581|418 and 581]]
| website               = {{URL|www.mrctemiscouata.qc.ca}}
}}

'''Témiscouata''' ({{IPA|fr|temiskwata}}) is a [[regional county municipality]] in the [[Bas-Saint-Laurent]] region of [[Quebec]], Canada. It is located southeast of [[Rivière-du-Loup]], bordering [[New Brunswick]], and is centred on [[Lake Témiscouata]].  Its seat is [[Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac]].

Major industries include [[forestry]], agriculture and [[maple syrup]] products.

==Subdivisions==
There are 19 subdivisions within the RCM:<ref name="mamrot"/>

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;Cities & Towns (4)
*[[Dégelis]]
*[[Lac-des-Aigles]]
*[[Pohénégamook]]
*[[Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac]]
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;Municipalities (11)
*[[Auclair, Quebec|Auclair]]
*[[Biencourt, Quebec|Biencourt]]
*[[Lejeune, Quebec|Lejeune]]
*[[Rivière-Bleue]]
*[[Saint-Athanase]]
*[[Saint-Elzéar-de-Témiscouata]]
*[[Saint-Honoré-de-Témiscouata]]
*[[Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande, Quebec|Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande]]
*[[Saint-Juste-du-Lac]]
*[[Saint-Michel-du-Squatec]]
*[[Saint-Pierre-de-Lamy]]
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;Parishes (4)
*[[Packington, Quebec|Packington]]
*[[Saint-Eusèbe, Quebec|Saint-Eusèbe]]
*[[Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!]]
*[[Saint-Marc-du-Lac-Long]]
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==Demographics==

===Population===
{{Canada census
 |location=Témiscouata Regional County Municipality, Quebec
 |2016_population=19,574 | 2016_pop_delta=-4.9 | 2016_land_area=3,904.03 | 2001_pop_density=5.0
 |2016_median_age=52.4 | 2016_median_age_m=51.7 | 2016_median_age_f=53.1
 |2016_total_pvt_dwell=10,778 |2016_mean_hh_income=49,317 | 2016_access_date=2019-12-27
 |2011_population=20,572 |2011_pop_delta=-5.6 |2011_land_area=3,904.90 |2011_pop_density=5.3
 |2011_median_age=48.7 |2011_median_age_m=47.8 |2011_median_age_f=49.4
 |2011_total_pvt_dwell=10,627 |2011_mean_hh_income=41,662 |2011_access_date=2014-04-11
 |2006_population=21,785 | 2006_pop_delta=-2.8 | 2006_land_area=3,904.84 | 2006_pop_density=5.6
 |2006_median_age=45.2 | 2006_median_age_m=44.5 | 2006_median_age_f=45.9
 |2006_total_pvt_dwell=10,981 | 2006_mean_hh_income=37,436 | 2006_access_date=2014-04-11
 |notes=
}}

{{Historical populations|width=60%
| title= <small>Historical Census Data - Témiscouata Regional County Municipality, Quebec</small>
| percentages = 
| shading = off
| align = none
| cols = 2
| 1991 |23348
| 1996 |23082
| 2001 |22420
| 2006 |21785
| 2011 |20572
| 2016 |19574
| footnote = <ref name="scpast">Statistics Canada: [[Canada 1996 Census|1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census|2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census|2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census|2011]] census</ref><ref name="cp 2011"/><ref name="census2016"/>
}}

===Language===
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="19"|Canada Census Mother Tongue - Témiscouata Regional County Municipality, Quebec<ref name="scpast"/><ref name="cp 2011"/><ref name="census2016"/>
|-
! 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|19,220}}
|
| 19,025
| {{decrease}} 9.9%
| 98.99%
|
| 100
| {{decrease}} 4.8%
| 0.52%
|
| 35
| {{steady}} 0.0%
| 0.18%
|
| 60
| {{increase}} 33.3%
| 0.31%
|-
| {{center|2011}}
|
| {{center|20,300}}
|
| 20,115
| {{decrease}} 3.8%
| 99.09%
|
| 105
| {{decrease}} 4.5%
| 0.52%
|
| 35
| {{decrease}} 30.0%
| 0.17%
|
| 45
| {{decrease}} 70.0%
| 0.22%
|-
| {{center|2006}}
|
| {{center|21,220}}
|
| 20,915
| {{decrease}} 4.1%
| 98.56%
|
| 110
| {{increase}} 175.0%
| 0.52%
|
| 50
| {{increase}} 25.0%
| 0.24%
|
| 145
| {{increase}} 480.0%
| 0.68%
|-
| {{center|2001}}
|
| {{center|21,910}}
|
| 21,805
| {{decrease}} 3.2%
| 99.52%
|
| 40
| {{decrease}} 42.9%
| 0.18%
|
| 40
| {{increase}} 33.3%
| 0.18%
|
| 25
| {{increase}} n/a%
| 0.11%
|-
| {{center|1996}}
|
| {{center|22,625}}
|
| 22,525
| n/a
| 99.56%
|
| 70
| n/a
| 0.31%
|
| 30
| n/a
| 0.13%
|
| 0
| n/a
| 0.00%
|}

==Transportation==

===Access routes===
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:<ref>[http://www.quebec511.gouv.qc.ca/fr/carte_routiere/ Official Transport Quebec Road Map]</ref>
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*'''Autoroutes'''
**{{jct|state=QC|TCH|85}}
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*'''Principal highways'''
**{{jct|state=QC|TCH|185}}
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*'''Secondary highways'''
**{{jct|state=QC|QC|232}}
**{{jct|state=QC|QC|289}}
**{{jct|state=QC|QC|295}}
**{{jct|state=QC|QC|296}}
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*'''External routes'''
**{{jct|state=NB|TCH|2}}
**{{jct|state=NB|NB|120}}
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==See also==
* [[List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec]]

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="cp 2011">{{SCref |unit=cd |code=2413}}</ref>
<ref name="mamrot">{{mamrot |type=mrc |130}}</ref>
<ref name="toponymie">{{toponymie |141036}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
*[http://www.mrctemiscouata.qc.ca/ Official website]
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{{Geographic location
 | title     = '''Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories'''
 | Centre    = Témiscouata RCM
 | North     = [[Les Basques Regional County Municipality|Les Basques RCM]]
 | Northeast = [[Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality|Rimouski-Neigette RCM]]
 | East      = {{flagicon|NB}} [[Restigouche County, New Brunswick]]<br> {{flagicon|NB}} [[Madawaska County, New Brunswick]]
 | Southeast = 
 | South     = {{flagicon|NB}} [[Madawaska County, New Brunswick]]
 | Southwest = {{USA}} <br> {{flagicon|Maine}} [[Aroostook County, Maine]]
 | West      = [[Kamouraska Regional County Municipality|Kamouraska RCM]]
 | Northwest = [[Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality|Rivière-du-Loup RCM]]
}}
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{{Administrative divisions of Quebec region|Bas-Saint-Laurent|state=expanded}}
{{Authority control}}

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