La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Vallée-de-l'Or is a Regional County Municipality in northwestern Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. The seat is in Val-d'Or

Val-d'Or, Quebec

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. It is named for its Gold

Gold

Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...

deposits in the Harricana River

Harricana River

The Harricana River is a river in western Quebec and northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is long, has a drainage area of , and has a mean discharge of 570 m³/s...

and Bell River valleys. It is located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Abitibi-Témiscamingue is a region located in western Quebec, Canada, along the border with Ontario. It became part of the province in 1898. It has a land area of 57,674.26 km2 . As of the 2006 census, the population of the region was 143,872 inhabitants.-History:The land was first occupied...

region of Quebec.

Communities

Cities & Towns
- Malartic
  Malartic, Quebec
  Malartic is a town on the Malartic River in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality. It is located about east of the centre of Rouyn-Noranda along Quebec Route 117 and the Canadian National Railway....
- Senneterre
  Senneterre, Quebec
  Senneterre is a town in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of northwestern Quebec, Canada. It is in the Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality. The town's territory includes a vast undeveloped area stretching from the Bell River to the Mauricie region...
- Val-d'Or
  Val-d'Or, Quebec
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Municipalities
- Belcourt
  Belcourt, Quebec
  Belcourt is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality.-History:Following the construction of the National Transcontinental Railway, the area opened up for colonization. The new settlement was originally called Café or Coffee but renamed to...
- Rivière-Héva
  Rivière-Héva, Quebec
  Rivière-Héva is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the MRC de La Vallée-de-l'Or. It is named after the Héva River that flows through the municipality.-History:...

Parish Municipalities
- Senneterre
  Senneterre Parish, Quebec
  Senneterre is a parish municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality. The parish is mostly a rural municipality that almost completely surrounds the actual centre of the namesake town which is part of the neighbouring City of Senneterre.The place...

Unorganized Territories
- Lac-Granet
  Lac-Granet, Quebec
  Lac-Granet is an unorganized territory in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada. It is one of five unorganized territories in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality....
- Lac-Metei
  Lac-Metei, Quebec
  Lac-Metei is an unorganized territory in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada. It is one of five unorganized territories in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality....
- Matchi-Manitou
  Matchi-Manitou, Quebec
  Matchi-Manitou is an unorganized territory in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada. It is one of five unorganized territories in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality....
- Réservoir-Dozois
  Réservoir-Dozois, Quebec
  Réservoir-Dozois is an unorganized territory in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada. It is the largest of five unorganized territories in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality and entirely part of the La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve....

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