L'Islet Regional County Municipality

L'Islet is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada.

L'Islet
Regional county municipality
Location of L'Islet
Coordinates: 47°06′N 69°59′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatSaint-Jean-Port-Joli
Government
[2]
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectRéal Laverdière
Area
[2][3]
 • Total2,448.50 km2 (945.37 sq mi)
 • Land2,100.02 km2 (810.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total17,798
 • Density8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Decrease 3.9%
 • Dwellings
9,924
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.mrclislet.com

The county seat is Saint-Jean-Port-Joli.

Geography

Adjacent counties and municipalities

Subdivisions

There are 14 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:[4]

See also

References
  1. "Reference number 141063 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 170 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: L'Islet, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  4. Official Transport Quebec Road Map



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