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Also known as Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Baie-Comeau, QC

Baie-Comeau () 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.

Key facts

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Baie-Comeau
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City
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Commerce boulevard Lasalle, Baie-Comeau.JPG
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Downtown Baie-Comeau
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Armoiries Baie Comeau.png
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Carte MRC Manicouagan - Baie-Comeau.svg
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Map of RCM with Baie-Comeau highlighted
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Côte-Nord Region Quebec
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Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec
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Country
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Canada
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Province
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Quebec
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Region
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Côte-Nord
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RCM
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Manicouagan
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Founded

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Demonym
Baie-Comoise
Country
Canada
Located in
Manicouagan
Population
20684
Area
432.00
Elevation
21.60
Time zone
UTC−05:00
Capital of
Manicouagan
Shares border with
Pointe-Lebel
Image
Baie-Comeau.jpg
Dialing code
418
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Commons category
Baie-Comeau, Quebec
topic's main category
Category:Baie-Comeau
category of associated people
Category:People from Baie-Comeau
inception
1982-06-23
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Encyclopedic overview

20 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Hockey
  • Skiing
  • Golf
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Football
  • Government
  • Infrastructure
  • Education
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Baie-Comeau () 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Baie-Comeau” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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