What is the population of Amqui, Quebec?

Amqui has a population of approximately 5,999 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Amqui, Quebec located?

Amqui is located in Quebec, Canada, at approximate coordinates 48.4657°, -67.4315°.

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Amqui

Total population

5,999

Founded

1906

Land area122.41 km²

Coordinates48.47°, -67.43°

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City facts

Founded

1906

Area

122.41 km²

Official website

www.ville.amqui.qc.ca

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Amqui is a town in eastern Quebec, Canada, at the base of the Gaspé peninsula in Bas-Saint-Laurent. Located at the confluence of the Humqui and Matapédia Rivers, it is the seat of La Matapédia Regional County Municipality. The main access road is Quebec Route 132.

History & geography

History

Originally Mi'kmaq territory, the area was granted as a seignory by Louis de Buade de Frontenac to Charles-Nicolas-Joseph D'Amours in 1694. D'Amours died in 1728 and none of his descendants claimed the rights to the seigneury. So it remained a remote and undeveloped land until the 19th century. In 1830 construction began on the Kempt Road, a strategic military road between Quebec and the Maritimes, completed in 1833, that opened the area to colonization. But it was the construction of the Intercolonial Railway in the 1870s that brought real development. In 1879, the post office opened under the name Amqui. In 1881, the Mission of Saint-Benoît-Joseph-Labre was established, named after Benedict Joseph Labre. By 1884, the town became known as a great destination for salmon and trout fishing. In 1889, the mission became a parish and the following year it was incorporated as the Parish Municipality of Saint-Benoît-Joseph-Labre.

Geography

Amqui is located to the south of the Saint Lawrence River in the Matapédia Valley, which was formed by the Chic-Choc Mountains. The valley is of glacial origin and was formed during the Paleozoic era millions of years ago. The region is characterized by gentle slopes through which the Matapédia river snakes from the northwest to the southeast. The city is located at the confluence of the Humqui and Matapédia rivers. The city is situated 415 km northeast of Quebec City, 345 km west of Gaspé and 80 km north of New Brunswick. Neighbouring urban centres include Rimouski and Mont-Joli, at 105 km and 70 km to the west, respectively, and Matane, 65 km to the north. Amqui is located 25 km east of Sayabec and 20 km northwest of Causapscal, the two largest municipalities of La Matapédia after Amqui. The city borders Saint-Vianney and Saint-Tharcisius to the north, Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs to the east, Lac-au-Saumon and Saint-Léon-le-Grand to the south, as well as Sainte-Irène and Val-Brillant to the west. The Couturval hamlet is part of Amqui. Amqui has a humid continental climate (Dfb). Being surrounded by the Chic-Chocs creates unique climatic conditions in the region: a long and snowy winter and a hot and humid summer.

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Geography

Latitude

48.4657

Longitude

-67.4315

Water area

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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Notable people from here

Jenny Lavigne

Canadian ice hockey player

Sébastien Caron

Canadian ice hockey player

Raymond Dumais

former Canadian Catholic bishop (1950–2012)

Joseph Marie Régis Belzile

Canadian Catholic bishop

Alfred Belzile

Canadian politician (1907–1994)

Bertrand B. Leblanc

Canadian writer and playwright (1928–2016)

Charles Beaulieu

academic, civil servant, and businessman

Jasmine Dubé

playwright working in Quebec

Canadian Catholic prelate (1908-1998)

Madeleine Gagnon

Canadian educator, literary critic and writer

Marcel Rioux

Canadian sociologist and writer (1919-1992)

Olivier Roy

Canadian ice hockey goaltender

Perrault LaRue

Canadian politician (1925-1987)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

3.27

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,193

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

492

Avg daily Wikipedia views

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Amqui

Les BRF, une alternative aux dégradations

Colloque international sur les bois raméaux fragmentés (4th 1993 Amqui, Québec) · 1994

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Recent natural events nearby

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Recently spotted species

Larinioides patagiatus

Seen 2026-08-27

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Seen 2026-08-09

Eastern American Toad

Anaxyrus americanus americanus

Seen 2026-08-07

Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

StatCan — Statistics Canada

SGC code: 2407047
Population (Wikidata): 5,999
Wikidata: Q139714

Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012

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• Wikipedia
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• iNaturalist
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API
• Open Library
• StatCan — Statistics Canada — Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012