Bécancour Regional County Municipality

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Bécancour
Regional county municipality
Location in province of Quebec.
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°19′N 72°11′W / 46.317°N 72.183°W / 46.317; -72.183Coordinates: 46°19′N 72°11′W / 46.317°N 72.183°W / 46.317; -72.183[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatBécancour
Government
[2]
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectPoste vacant
Area
[2][3]
 • Total1,231.30 km2 (475.41 sq mi)
 • Land1,144.67 km2 (441.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total20,404
 • Density17.8/km2 (46/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Increase 1.6%
 • Dwellings
9,947
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)819
[4]

Bécancour is a regional county municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Bécancour.[2]

Subdivisions[]

There are 12 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:[2]

Demographics[]

Mother tongue from 2016 Canadian Census[3]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 19,550 97.9%
English only 155 0.8%
Both English and French 65 0.3%
Other languages 205 1.0%

Transportation[]

Access Routes[]

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Reference number 141117 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Geographic code 380 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census Bécancour, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  4. ^ "(Code 2438) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  5. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map

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