Charlevoix Regional County Municipality

Charlevoix is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Baie-Saint-Paul.

Charlevoix Regional County Municipality
Municipalité Regionale de Comté de Charlevoix
Location of Charlevoix Regional County Municipality
Coordinates: 47°29′N 70°29′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatBaie-Saint-Paul
Government
[2]
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectDominic Tremblay
Area
[2][3]
 • Total3,912.20 km2 (1,510.51 sq mi)
 • Land3,763.22 km2 (1,452.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total12,997
 • Density3.5/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Decrease 2.6%
 • Dwellings
7,330
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.mrc-charlevoix.ca
[4]

Subdivisions

There are 7 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Transportation

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[5]

See also

References
  1. "Reference number 141111 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 160 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Charlevoix, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  4. "Charlevoix Regional County Municipality (Code 2416) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  5. Official Transport Quebec Road Map



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