Coordinates: 47°26′23″N 69°51′31″W / 47.43972°N 69.85861°W / 47.43972; -69.85861

Mont-Carmel, Quebec

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Mont-Carmel
Municipality
Location within Kamouraska RCM
Location within Kamouraska RCM
Mont-Carmel is located in Eastern Quebec
Mont-Carmel
Mont-Carmel
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°26′23″N 69°51′31″W / 47.43972°N 69.85861°W / 47.43972; -69.85861[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMKamouraska
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
[2]
 • MayorDenis Lévesque
 • Federal ridingMontmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
 • Prov. ridingCôte-du-Sud
Area
[2][3]
 • Total438.60 km2 (169.34 sq mi)
 • Land427.85 km2 (165.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total1,136
 • Density2.7/km2 (7/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 5.2%
 • Dwellings
662
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0L 1W0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-287
Websitewww.mont-carmel.ca

Mont-Carmel is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality, on the Canada–United States border.

Geography

Spanning over 75% of the width of the Bas-Saint-Laurent region in which it resides, Mont-Carmel is the second largest subdivision within the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality and borders the United States at its southeast limit.

Communities and locations

The following designated areas reside within the municipality's boundaries:[1]

Municipal council

  • Mayor: Denis Lévesque
  • Councillors: Colette Beaulieu, Luc Forgues, Lauréat Jean, Karine St-Jean, Kathleen Saint-Jean, Pierre Saillant

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 42055". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 14005". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Mont-Carmel, Quebec (Code 2414005) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.

External links

Retrieved from "https://mdwiki.org/wiki/Mont-Carmel,_Quebec"