Key facts
- Country
- Canada
- Province
- Quebec
- Region
- Côte-Nord
- Rcm
- Sept-Rivières
- Constituted
- February 12, 2003
- Mayor
- Benoit Méthot
- Federal riding
- Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan
- Prov riding
- Duplessis
- Total
- 2,172.22 km (838.70 sq mi)
- Land
- 1,742.88 km (672.93 sq mi)
- Urban
- 13.25 km (5.12 sq mi)
- Metro
- 1,750.44 km (675.85 sq mi)
- Density
- 14.1/km (37/sq mi)
- Urban density
- 1,612/km (4,180/sq mi)
- Metro density
- 15.8/km (41/sq mi)
- Pop 2016 21
- 3.3%
- Dwellings
- 12,814
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00 ( EST )
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- Demonym
- Septilienne
- Population
- 24591
- Area
- 2140
- Official website
- www.ville.sept-iles.qc.ca/fr/accueil
- Image
- Sept-Îles (lever de Soleil).jpg
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- Sept-Îles
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Sept-Îles ( French pronunciation: [sɛt il], locally [sɛˈt͡s‿ɪl] , lit. 'Seven Islands') is a city in the Côte-Nord region of eastern Quebec. Along with Brador and Blanc-Sablon, Sept-Îles is one of the oldest places in the province. The population was 24,569 as of the 2021 Canadian census. The town is called Uashat, meaning "bay" in Innu-aimun.
The city is well known for having major iron companies like Iron Ore Company of Canada and SFP Pointe-Noire iron ore transport service company. The city relies heavily on the iron industry. Sept-Îles has among the highest average wages and the highest average wage increases.
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