La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau | |
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| Coordinates:46°32′N76°03′W / 46.533°N 76.050°W /46.533; -76.050[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Outaouais |
| Effective | January 1, 1983 |
| County seat | Gracefield |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Chantal Lamarche |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,931.50 km2 (5,378.98 sq mi) |
| • Land | 12,480.50 km2 (4,818.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 20,182 |
| • Density | 1.6/km2 (4.1/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 |  1.7% |
| • Dwellings | 15,363 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | www |
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La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau (French pronunciation:[lavaledəlaɡatino],The Valley of the Gatineau) is aregional county municipality in theOutaouais region of westernQuebec, Canada. The seat is inGracefield. It was incorporated on January 1, 1983 and was named for its location straddling theGatineau River north ofLow.
It consists of two cities, fifteen municipalities, and five unorganized territories. The area also has twoAlgonquin communities,Rapid Lake in the heart of theLa Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve andKitigan Zibi.
The territory of the Gatineau Valley is bordered by other Outaouais RCMs: to the east by theAntoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality, to the southeast byPapineau RCM, to the south by theLes Collines-de-l'Outaouais RCM and to the west by thePontiac Regional County Municipality. To the north isLa Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality in theAbitibi-Témiscamingue region. Numerous lakes abound in area, including everything from the small Lac des Pins[5] to 31 Mile Lake.[6]
The administrative centre forLa Vallée-de-la-Gatineau is north of Kitigan Zibi inManiwaki, previously thecounty seat ofhistoric Gatineau County.
There are 22 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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