La Haute-Côte-Nord () is a regional county municipality in northeastern Quebec, Canada, in the Côte-Nord region. It is located on the Gulf of St. Lawrence where the Saguenay River flows into it. The seat is Les Escoumins. The municipality has a land area of and its population was 10,278 inhabitants as of the 2021 census. Its largest community is the city of Forestville.
Except for Sacré-Coeur, which is located along the Saguenay River, all places and municipalities of the RCM are along Quebec Route 138 directly on the shores of the St. Lawrence River. The unorganized territory of Lac-au-Brochet makes up some 83% of the interior part of the RCM.
Subdivisions There are 9 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:
Cities & Towns (1) Forestville
Municipalities (6) Colombier Les Bergeronnes Les Escoumins Longue-Rive Portneuf-sur-Mer (formerly Sainte-Anne-de-Portneuf) Sacré-Coeur
Villages (1) Tadoussac
Unorganized Territory (1) Lac-au-Brochet
Native Reserves (1)(not associated with RCM) Essipit
Demographics
Transportation 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
Autoroutes None
Principal Highways
Secondary Highways None
External Routes None
See also List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec
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