Métabetchouan–Lac-à-la-Croix
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Métabetchouan–Lac-à-la-Croix is a city in Quebec, Canada, in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region.
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Métabetchouan–Lac-à-la-Croix | |
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Coordinates: 48°26′N 71°52′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
RCM | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est |
Settled | 1861 |
Constituted | January 6, 1999 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Lili Simard |
• Federal riding | Lac-Saint-Jean |
• Prov. riding | Lac-Saint-Jean |
Area | |
• Total | 193.80 km2 (74.83 sq mi) |
• Land | 187.49 km2 (72.39 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,121 |
• Density | 22/km2 (60/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 3.4% |
• Dwellings | 2,075 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-169 R-170 |
Website | www.ville. metabetchouan.qc.ca |
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The city consists of the population centres of Métabetchouan, on the shores of Lac Saint-Jean at the mouth of the small Couchepaganiche River, and Lac-à-la-Croix, a few kilometres to the east on Cross Lake.