Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality

Le Rocher-Percé
Regional county municipality
Chandler Grande-Rivière Percé Port-Daniel–Gascons Ste.-Thérèse-de-Gaspé Mont-Alexandre
Coordinates: 48°22′N 64°37′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Effective	April 1, 1981
County seat	Chandler
Government [2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Samuel Parisé
Area [2][3]
• Total	3,249.20 km^2 (1,254.52 sq mi)
• Land	3,076.80 km^2 (1,187.96 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	17,282
• Density	5.6/km^2 (15/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	3.9%
• Dwellings	8,969
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Website	www.mrcrocherperce.qc.ca

Rocher-Percé is a regional county municipality in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Chandler. Prior to July 17, 1999 it was known as Pabok Regional County Municipality.^[4]

It is named after Percé Rock (the pierced rock), a massive arched sandstone rock rising from the Atlantic just off the tip of the Gaspé peninsula. The region includes the towns of Percé, Grande-Rivière, Port-Daniel–Gascons and Chandler. Major tourist attractions include the Percé Rock and Bonaventure Island.

Subdivisions

There are 6 subdivisions within the RCM:^[2]

Cities & Towns (3) Chandler Grande-Rivière Percé

Municipalities (2) Port-Daniel–Gascons Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé

Unorganized Territory (1) Mont-Alexandre

Demographics

Chandler

Population

Canada census – Le Rocher-Percé community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	17,219 (-0.4% from 2016)	17,282 (-3.9% from 2011)	17,979 (-2.5% from 2006)
Land area	3,074.80 km^2 (1,187.19 sq mi)	3,076.80 km^2 (1,187.96 sq mi)	3,077.81 km^2 (1,188.35 sq mi)
Population density	5.6/km^2 (15/sq mi)	5.6/km^2 (15/sq mi)	5.8/km^2 (15/sq mi)
Median age	56.0 (M: 55.2, F: 57.2)	53.9 (M: 53.2, F: 54.7)	50.6 (M: 50.0, F: 51.3)
Private dwellings	9,110 (total)  8,319 (occupied)	8,969 (total)	8,622 (total)
Median household income	$59,600	$47,957	$38,549

References: 2021^[5] 2016^[6] 2011^[7] earlier^[8][9]

Historical Census Data - Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1991 21,713 —     1996 21,340 −1.7% 2001 19,298 −9.6%	Year Pop. ±% 2006 18,437 −4.5% 2011 17,979 −2.5% 2016 17,282 −3.9%
[10][11][3]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality, Quebec[10]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		17,100		15,680	4.0%	91.7%		1,235	10.8%	7.2%		110	4.3%	0.6%		75	66.7%	0.4%
2011		17,870		16,325	2.1%	91.35%		1,385	5.3%	7.75%		115	283.3%	0.64%		45	81.6%	0.25%
2006		18,265		16,675	5.4%	91.29%		1,315	8.0%	7.20%		30	66.7%	0.16%		245	716.7%	1.34%
2001		19,170		17,620	8.8%	91.91%		1,430	13.6%	7.46%		90	60.0%	0.47%		30	14.3%	0.16%
1996		21,230		19,315	n/a	90.98%		1,655	n/a	7.80%		225	n/a	1.06%		35	n/a	0.16%

Transportation

Access Routes

Quebec Route 132 near Percé

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:^[12]

Autoroutes None

Principal Highways R-132

Secondary Highways None

External Routes None

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 351206". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 020". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Le Rocher-Percé, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
4. "Archived copy" (PDF). stat.gouv.qc.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
5. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
6. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
8. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
9. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
10. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
11. "Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality (Code 2402) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
12. Official Transport Quebec Road Map