Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality Explained

Les Etchemins
Settlement Type:Regional county municipality
Coordinates:46.4°N -91°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Chaudière-Appalaches
Established Title:Effective
Established Date:January 1, 1982
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Lac-Etchemin
Government Type:Prefecture
Leader Title:Prefect
Leader Name:Hector Provençal
Area Total Km2:1,819.40
Area Land Km2:1,810.05
Population Total:16,536
Population As Of:2016
Population Density Km2:9.1
Population Blank1 Title:Change
2011-2016
Population Blank1: 4.2%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:8,764
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Area Code:418 and 581

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:[1]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.quebec511.gouv.qc.ca/fr/carte_routiere/ Official Transport Quebec Road Map