Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Charlevoix Regional County Municipality
Municipalité Regionale de Comté de Charlevoix
Location of Charlevoix Regional County Municipality
Coordinates: 47°29′N 70°29′W / 47.483°N 70.483°W / 47.483; -70.483[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatBaie-Saint-Paul
Government
[2]
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectDominic Tremblay
Area
[2][3]
 • Total3,912.20 km2 (1,510.51 sq mi)
 • Land3,763.22 km2 (1,452.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total12,997
 • Density3.5/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Decrease 2.6%
 • Dwellings
7,330
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.mrc-charlevoix.ca
[4]

Charlevoix is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Baie-Saint-Paul.

Subdivisions

There are 7 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

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. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141111". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 160". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Charlevoix, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  4. ^ "Charlevoix Regional County Municipality (Code 2416) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  5. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map