Le Domaine-du-Roy (French pronunciation: [lə dɔmɛn dy ʁwa], lit. 'The King's Domain') is a regional county municipality in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is in Roberval, and it is named for the King of France, who owned the land at the time of the colonization of Quebec.
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| Coordinates: 48°29′N 72°21′W / 48.483°N 72.350°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Effective | January 1, 1983 |
| County seat | Roberval |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Yanick Baillargeon |
| Area | |
• Total | 18,713.70 km2 (7,225.40 sq mi) |
| • Land | 17,803.47 km2 (6,873.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 31,285 |
| • Density | 1.8/km2 (5/sq mi) |
| • Change (2011–16) |  1.8% |
| • Dwellings | 16,549 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www |
Subdivisions
editThere are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
editPopulation
editCanada census – Le Domaine-du-Roy community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 31,095 (-0.6% from 2016) | 31,285 (-1.8% from 2011) | 31,870 (-0.3% from 2006) |
| Land area | 17,476.45 km2 (6,747.70 sq mi) | 17,803.47 km2 (6,873.96 sq mi) | 17,799.45 km2 (6,872.41 sq mi) |
| Population density | 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) | 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) | 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) |
| Median age | 50.4 (M: 49.2, F: 51.2) | 48.2 (M: 47.3, F: 49.1) | 46.4 (M: 45.9, F: 46.9) |
| Private dwellings | 16,921 (total) 14,281 (occupied) | 16,549 (total) | 17,494 (total) |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $54,587 | $46,848 |
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Language
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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30,715
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30,090 | 2.5%
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97.97% | 100 |  0.0%
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0.33% | 55 |  10.0%
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0.16% | 470 | 42.4%
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1.05% | |||||
2011
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31,345
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30,865 | 0.5%
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98.47% | 100 | 9.1%
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0.32% | 50 | 23.1%
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0.16% | 330 | 37.1%
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1.05% | |||||
2006
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31,415
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30,715 | 2.5%
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97.77% | 110 | 12.0%
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0.35% | 65 | 333.3%
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0.21% | 525 | 5.0%
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1.67% | |||||
2001
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32,155
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31,515 | 3.3%
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98.01% | 125 | 31.6%
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0.39% | 15 | 81.3%
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0.05% | 500 | 21.0%
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1.55% | |||||
1996
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33,160
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32,590 | n/a | 98.28% | 95 | n/a | 0.29% | 80 | n/a | 0.24% | 395 | n/a | 1.19% | |||||
Transportation
editAccess routes
editHighways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141081". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 910". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Le Domaine-du-Roy, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map