Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality

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.

Les Etchemins
Regional county municipality
Location of Les Etchemins
Coordinates: 46°24′N 70°21′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatLac-Etchemin
Government
[2]
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectHector Provençal
Area
[2][3]
 • Total1,819.40 km2 (702.47 sq mi)
 • Land1,810.05 km2 (698.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total16,536
 • Density9.1/km2 (24/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Decrease 4.2%
 • Dwellings
8,764
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.mrcetchemins.qc.ca

Subdivisions

There are 13 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 141072 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 280 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: Les Etchemins, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  4. Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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