page_title: Baie-Comeau
hierarchical_section_title: Baie-Comeau
context_page_description: Baie-Comeau is a city located approximately 420 kilometres north-east of Quebec City in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the shores of the Saint Lawrence River near the mouth of the Manicouagan River, and is the seat of Manicouagan Regional County Municipality.
  There are two urban area population centres within the city limits: Baie-Comeau proper, with a population of 9,610, and Hauterive, with a population of 11,549, as of the 2016 Canadian Census.
  The city is named after the adjacent Comeau Bay, which is named in honour of Napoléon-Alexandre Comeau, a Québécois naturalist.
  Former Prime Minister of Canada Brian Mulroney is a native of the town.
context_section_description: Baie-Comeau ([be.kɔ.mo]; 2016 city population 21,536; CA population 27,692) is a city located approximately 420 kilometres (260 mi) north-east of Quebec City in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the shores of the Saint Lawrence River near the mouth of the Manicouagan River, and is the seat of Manicouagan Regional County Municipality.
  There are two urban area population centres within the city limits: Baie-Comeau proper, with a population of 9,610, and Hauterive, with a population of 11,549, as of the 2016 Canadian Census.
  The city is named after the adjacent Comeau Bay, which is named in honour of Napoléon-Alexandre Comeau, a Québécois naturalist.
  Former Prime Minister of Canada Brian Mulroney is a native of the town.
caption: Map of RCM with Baie-Comeau highlighted