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Mont-Carmel, Quebec

Coordinates: 47°26′23″N 69°51′31″W / 47.43972°N 69.85861°W / 47.43972; -69.85861
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Mont-Carmel
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
 • MayorPierre Saillant
 • Federal ridingMontmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
 • Prov. ridingCôte-du-Sud
Area
 • Total438.60 km2 (169.34 sq mi)
 • Land428.26 km2 (165.35 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,160
 • Density2.7/km2 (7/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 2.9%
 • Dwellings
713
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
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.

History

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Mont-Carmel was created in 1855. Not long after it's creation, the name became Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel but, during the middle of the 20th century, the name was officialise as simply Mont-Carmel.

Geography

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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

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

Government

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Municipal council

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  • Mayor: Pierre Saillant
  • Councillors: Ghislain Dionne, Lucien Dionne, Josée-Ann Dumais, Denis Lévesque, Mélanie Lévesque, Réjeanne Raymond-Roussel

See also

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References

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  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 "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
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