Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality
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Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
Les Etchemins | |
|---|---|
| Location of Les Etchemins | |
| Coordinates: 46°24′N 70°21′W / 46.400°N 70.350°W / 46.400; -70.350 [1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Lac-Etchemin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Hector Provençal |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,819.40 km2 (702.47 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,810.05 km2 (698.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 16,536 |
| • Density | 9.1/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 | Decrease 4.2% |
| • Dwellings | 8,764 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www |
Les Etchemins is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of eastern Quebec, Canada. It is named for the Etchemin River which finds its source in the region, as well as Etchemin Lake. Lac-Etchemin is the seat of the RCM. Les Etchemins can be found on the Maine border, southeast of Quebec City.
Subdivisions
[edit ]There are 13 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
Transportation
[edit ]Access Routes
[edit ]Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[4]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141072". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 280". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Les Etchemins, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map