| La Haute-Côte-Nord | |
| Settlement Type: | Regional county municipality |
| Coordinates: | 48.5667°N -83°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Côte-Nord |
| Established Title: | Effective |
| Established Date: | January 1, 1982 |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Les Escoumins |
| Government Type: | Prefecture |
| Leader Title: | Prefect |
| Leader Name: | Micheline Anctil |
| Area Land Km2: | 11,295.82 |
| Area Note: | Areas include native reserve |
| Population Total: | 10,278 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.9 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change (2016-21) |
| Population Blank1: | 5.2% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 5,693 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Area Code: | 418 and 581 |
La Haute-Côte-Nord is a regional county municipality in northeastern Quebec, Canada, in the Côte-Nord region. It is located on the Gulf of St. Lawrence where the Saguenay River flows into it. The seat is Les Escoumins. The municipality has a land area of 11295.82km2 and its population was 10,278 inhabitants as of the 2021 census. Its largest community is the city of Forestville.
Except for Sacré-Coeur, which is located along the Saguenay River, all places and municipalities of the RCM are along Quebec Route 138 directly on the shores of the St. Lawrence River. The unorganized territory of Lac-au-Brochet makes up some 83% of the interior part of the RCM.
There are 9 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[1]