Mont-Carmel, Quebec

Mont-Carmel
Municipality

Location within Kamouraska RCM
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
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM Kamouraska
Constituted July 1, 1855
Government[2]
 • Mayor Denis Lévesque
 • Federal riding Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
 • Prov. riding Côte-du-Sud
Area[2][3]
 • Total 438.60 km2 (169.34 sq mi)
 • Land 427.85 km2 (165.19 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 1,136
 • Density 2.7/km2 (7/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 5.2%
 • Dwellings 662
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) G0L 1W0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 287
Website www.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. 1 2 Reference number 42055 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 14005 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2414005) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
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