Baie-Comeau
Baie-Comeau | |
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Hotel Le Manoir | |
Map of RCM with Baie-Comeau highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 49°13′N 68°09′W / 49.217°N 68.150°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | Manicouagan |
| Founded | 1936 |
| Constituted | June 23, 1982 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michel Desbiens |
| • Federal riding | Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan |
| • Prov. riding | René-Lévesque |
| Area | |
• Total | 434.54 km2 (167.78 sq mi) |
| • Land | 334.83 km2 (129.28 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 11.28 km2 (4.36 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 682.89 km2 (263.67 sq mi) |
| Urban area is for Baie-Comeau proper | |
| Elevation | 21.60 m (70.87 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 20,687 |
| • Density | 61.8/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 9,100 |
| • Urban density | 806.5/km2 (2,089/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 26,643 |
| • Metro density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| • Change (2016-21) | 3.9% |
| • Dwellings | 10,163 |
| Urban population is for Baie-Comeau proper | |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-138 R-389 |
| Website | www |
Baie-Comeau (French pronunciation: [bɛ kɔmo]) is a city in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the shores of the St. Lawrence River, and is the seat of Manicouagan Regional County Municipality. It is near the mouth of the Manicouagan River, named after the adjacent Comeau Bay. It has a population of 20,687 in the 2021 Canadian census, and the census agglomeration population is 26,643.
Baie-Comeau is the birthplace of Brian Mulroney, former Prime Minister of Canada.