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; -69.85861Coordinates: 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 Route 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 southwest 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. ^ Jump up to: a b Reference number 42055 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Geographic code 14005 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "(Code 2414005) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

External links[]

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