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[[fr:Avignon (municipalité régionale de comté)]]

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'''Avignon Regional County Municipality''' is located in eastern [[Quebec]], on the [[Gaspé peninsula]], on [[Chaleur Bay]]. The regional county municipality seat is [[Nouvelle, Quebec|Nouvelle]]

==Communities==
*'''Cities and Towns'''
**[[Carleton---Saint-Omer, Quebec|Carleton---Saint-Omer]]

*'''Municipalities'''
**[[Escuminac, Quebec|Escuminac]]
**[[L'Ascension-de-Patapédia, Quebec|L'Ascension-de-Patapédia]]
**[[Maria, Quebec|Maria]]
**[[Nouvelle, Quebec|Nouvelle]]
**[[Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec|Pointe-à-la-Croix]]
**[[Saint-André-de-Restigouche, Quebec|Saint-André-de-Restigouche]]


*'''Reserves'''
**[[Gesgapegiag 2, Quebec|Gesgapegiag 2]]
**[[Listuguj, Quebec|Listuguj]]

*'''Cantons'''
**[[Restigouche-Partie-Sud-Est, Quebec|Restigouche-Partie-Sud-Est]]

*'''Parishes'''
**[[Matapédia, Quebec|Matapédia]]
**[[Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia, Quebec|Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia]]
**[[Saint-François-d'Assise, Quebec|Saint-François-d'Assise]]

*'''Unorganized Areas'''
**[[Rivière-Nouvelle, Quebec|Rivière-Nouvelle]]
**[[Ruisseau-Ferguson, Quebec|Ruisseau-Ferguson]]

==Highways==
Highways that run through Avignon are as follows:
*Primary Highways: #132

==Attractions==
*[[Battle of the Restigouche National Historic Site]] (Pointe-à-la-Croix)
*Fort Listiguj (Pointe-à-la-Croix)
*Notre-Dame-du-Mont-St-Joseph Oratory (Carleton---Saint Omer)

==Protected Areas==
*Casualt ZEC
*Rivières-Matapédia et Patapédia Wildlife Reserve 
*[[Miguasha Provincial Park]]
*[[Saint-Omer National Migratory Bird Sanctuary]]

==Demographics==
''([[Statistics Canada]], [[2001]])''
*Population: 15,286
*Population change (1996-2001): -4.0
*Dwellings: 7,093
*Area (sq. km): 3,486.55
*Density (per sq. km.): 4.4
*National rank in terms of population: 250
*Provincial rank in terms of population: 88

==Surrounding Counties==
*[[La Mitis Regional County Municipality, Quebec]]
*[[La Matapédia Regional County Municipality, Quebec]]
*[[Bonaventure Regional County Municipality, Quebec]]
*[[Restigouche County, New Brunswick]]

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[[Category:Quebec Regional County MunicipalitiesFamous [[Korea|Korean]] people:

'''Note:''' In Korean names, the [[Korean family name|family name]] is typically placed first (for example, the family name of "Kim Daejung" is "Kim").

* Aristocrats
** [[King Sejong]], inventor of [[Han'geul]]

* Politicians
** [[Kim Dae-jung]]
** [[Kim Il-Sung]]
** [[Kim Jong-il]]
** [[Kim Jongpil]]
** [[Lee Hoichang]]
** [[Park Junghee]]
** [[Rhee Syngman]]
** [[Roh Moo-hyun]]
** [[Roh Taewoo]]
::See also: [[President of South Korea]]

* Businessperson
** [[Chung Juyung]]
** [[Kim Woojung]]
** [[Lee Byungchul]]

* Artists
** [[Nam June Paik|Paik Nam-june]]

* Film-makers
** [[Im Kwontaek]]
** [[Lee Changdong]]

* Religious
** [[Sun Myung Moon|Moon Sun-Myung]]
** [[Seok-heon Ham|Ham Seok-heon]]

* Scientists and Engineers
** [[Lee Huiso]] aka [[Benjamin Lee]]

* Sportmen- and women
** [[Cha Bumkeun]] ([[Bundesliga]] Football Player)
** [[Kim Byunghyun]] ([[MLB]] Player)
** [[Kim Mihyun]] ([[LPGA]] Player)
** [[Pak Seri]] ([[LPGA]] Player)
** [[Park Chanho]] ([[MLB]] Player)
** [[Sohn Kee-jung]] ([[Marathon]] Goldmedalist in [[1936_Summer_Olympics|Berlin Olympic]])


See also: [[Biographical Listing]]