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Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
Les Etchemins
Regional county municipality
Location of Les Etchemins
Coordinates: 46°24′N 70°21′W / 46.400°N 70.350°W / 46.400; -70.350
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatLac-Etchemin
Government
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectHector Provençal
Area
 • Total1,819.40 km (702.47 sq mi)
 • Land1,810.05 km (698.86 sq mi)
Population
 • Total16,536
 • Density9.1/km (24/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016		Decrease 4.2%
 • Dwellings8,764
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.mrcetchemins.qc.ca

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

There are 13 subdivisions within the RCM:

Municipalities (10)
Parishes (3)

Transportation

Access Routes

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

  • Autoroutes
    • None
  • Principal Highways
    • None
  • External Routes
    • None

See also

References

  1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141072". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 280". 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

External links

Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories
Bellechasse RCM Montmagny RCM
Beauce-Centre RCM Les Etchemins RCM  United States
Maine Somerset County, Maine
Beauce-Sartigan RCM
Quebec Administrative divisions of Chaudière-Appalaches  (Region 12)
Regional county municipalities
and equivalent territories
Municipalities
Administrative divisions of Quebec
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