Bécancour Regional County Municipality

Bécancour
Regional county municipality

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
Region Centre-du-Québec
Effective January 1, 1982
County seat Bécancour
Government[2]
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Poste vacant
Area[2][3]
 • Total 1,231.30 km2 (475.41 sq mi)
 • Land 1,144.67 km2 (441.96 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 20,081
 • Density 17.5/km2 (45/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 6.8%
 • Dwellings 9,513
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 819

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]

Cities & Towns (1)
Municipalities (8)
Parishes (3)
Native Reserves (1)
(not associated with RCM)

Demographics

Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 18080 97.70%
English only 105 0.57%
Both English and French 20 0.11%
Other languages 300 1.62%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[4]

  • External Routes
    • None

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 141117 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Geographic code 380 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2438) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map

External links


Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories
Les Chenaux RCM / Trois-Rivières TE
Saint Lawrence River		 Portneuf RCM
Saint Lawrence River		 Lotbinière RCM
Nicolet-Yamaska RCM L'Érable RCM
   Bécancour RCM  
Arthabaska RCM


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