Mont-Carmel, Quebec
Appearance
Mont-Carmel | |
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Coordinates: 47°26′23″N 69°51′31″W / 47.43972°N 69.85861°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
RCM | Kamouraska |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pierre Saillant |
• Federal riding | Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup |
• Prov. riding | Côte-du-Sud |
Area | |
• Total | 438.60 km2 (169.34 sq mi) |
• Land | 428.26 km2 (165.35 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,160 |
• Density | 2.7/km2 (7/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 2.9% |
• Dwellings | 713 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-287 |
Website | www |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]The following designated areas reside within the municipality's boundaries:[1]
- Eatonville – a hamlet located at 47°20′16″N 69°41′01″W / 47.33778°N 69.68361°W
- Lac-de-l'Est – a vacation cottage community located at 47°13′39″N 69°35′26″W / 47.22750°N 69.59056°W
Government
[edit]Municipal council
[edit]- Mayor: Pierre Saillant
- Councillors: Ghislain Dionne, Lucien Dionne, Josée-Ann Dumais, Denis Lévesque, Mélanie Lévesque, Réjeanne Raymond-Roussel
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 42055". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 14005". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
External links
[edit]- Media related to Mont-Carmel, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons