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Témiscamingue is a
regional county municipality The term regional county municipality or RCM (''french: municipalité régionale de comté, MRC'') is used in Quebec, Canada to refer to one of 87 county-like political entities. In some older English translations they were called county r ...
in the
Abitibi-Témiscamingue Abitibi-Témiscamingue () is an List of regions of Quebec, administrative region located in western Québec, Canada, along the border with Ontario. It became part of the province in 1898. It has a land area of and its population was 146,717 peo ...
region of western
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, Canada. The county seat is Ville-Marie. Though Témiscamingue borders
Pontiac Regional County Municipality Pontiac (french: municipalité régionale de comté de Pontiac) is a regional county municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. Campbell's Bay is the county seat. It should not be confused with the municipality of Pontiac, which is ...
to the south, it is not possible to travel between the two within Quebec without taking a major detour north towards
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. The shorter route is to cross into
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Notre-Dame-du-Nord Notre-Dame-du-Nord is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. It is located at the northern end of Lake Timiskaming where the Ottawa River enters into this lake. The munic ...
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Témiscaming Témiscaming is a city located at the south end of Lac Témiscamingue on the upper Ottawa River in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality of western Quebec, Canada. Also nearby is Lake Kipawa. It is the administrative headquarters o ...
and travel south on Highway 11, then east on Highway 17, before crossing back at
L'Isle-aux-Allumettes L'Isle-aux-Allumettes is a municipality in the Outaouais region, part of the Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. The municipality consists primarily of Allumette Island (in French ''Île aux Allumettes''), and also includes Morri ...
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Subdivisions

There are 21 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities and towns (3) *
Belleterre Belleterre is a ''ville'' in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the MRC de Témiscamingue. History In 1930, prospector William Logan discovered gold near Mud Lake (now called Lake Guillet). This led to the establishment of the Belleterre Gold Mi ...
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Témiscaming Témiscaming is a city located at the south end of Lac Témiscamingue on the upper Ottawa River in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality of western Quebec, Canada. Also nearby is Lake Kipawa. It is the administrative headquarters o ...
* Ville-Marie ;Municipalities (12) *
Béarn The Béarn (; ; oc, Bearn or ''Biarn''; eu, Bearno or ''Biarno''; or ''Bearnia'') is one of the traditional provinces of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet, in southwest France. Along with the three Bas ...
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Duhamel-Ouest Duhamel-Ouest is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. Located at a narrows of Lake Timiskaming, Duhamel-Ouest is home to the Fort Témiscamingue, a National Historic Site of Canada. D ...
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Fugèreville Fugèreville is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality Témiscamingue is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of western Quebec, Canada. The county sea ...
* Kipawa *
Laforce Laforce is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. Demographics Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clo ...
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Laverlochère-Angliers Laverlochère-Angliers is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality Témiscamingue is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of western Quebec, Canada. The ...
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Lorrainville Lorrainville is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality Témiscamingue is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of western Quebec, Canada. The county se ...
* Moffet *
Notre-Dame-du-Nord Notre-Dame-du-Nord is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. It is located at the northern end of Lake Timiskaming where the Ottawa River enters into this lake. The munic ...
* Rémigny *
Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues, often shortened to Guigues, is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality Témiscamingue is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region o ...
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Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues, often shortened to Saint-Eugène, is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. Demographics Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census * Po ...
;Parishes (1) * Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre ;Townships (2) * Guérin *
Nédélec Nédélec is a township municipality in western Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. Name The name of the municipality recalls the name of Jean-Marie Nédélec who was an oblate and a missionary with the Algonquins ...
;United townships (1) *
Latulipe-et-Gaboury Latulipe-et-Gaboury is a united township municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. The only other remaining united township municipality in Quebec is Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury. Demographics ...
;Unorganized territory (2) * Laniel *
Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue (French meaning "The Lakes of Temiscaming") is a large unorganized territory in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada. With a surface area of , it takes up over 60% of the eastern portion of the Témisc ...
;Indian reserve or settlement (4)
* Hunter's Point *
Kebaowek Kebaowek or Eagle Village First Nation - Kipawa Indian Reserve, is a First Nations reserve in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. It is under the governance of the Kebaowek First Nation Kebaowek First Nation is a First Nations in Canada, First Nati ...
* Timiskaming *
Winneway Winneway is an Indian settlement of Anishinaabe band government in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. It is geographically located within the territory of Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality and is home to the Long Point First ...


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Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:Official Transport Quebec Road Map
/ref> * Autoroutes ** None * Principal Highways ** * Secondary Highways ** ** * External Routes ** **


See also

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List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec This is a list of the regional county municipalities (RCM or MRC) and equivalent territories (TE) in the province of Quebec, Canada. They are given along with their geographical codes as specified by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Regions ...


References


Affaires Municipales et Regions Quebec

Statistics Canada
{{DEFAULTSORT:Temiscamingue Regional County Municipality, Quebec Regional county municipalities in Abitibi-Témiscamingue Census divisions of Quebec