Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Les Etchemins | |
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Coordinates: 46°24′N 70°21′W[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 | 4.2% |
• Dwellings | 8,764 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Website | www |
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