Maria-Chapdelaine

Maria-Chapdelaine
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 48°59′N 72°17′W / 48.983°N 72.283°W / 48.983; -72.283Coordinates: 48°59′N 72°17′W / 48.983°N 72.283°W / 48.983; -72.283[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Effective January 1, 1983
County seat Dolbeau-Mistassini
Government[2]
  Type Prefecture
  Prefect Jean-Pierre Boivin
Area[2][3]
  Total 38,056.70 km2 (14,693.77 sq mi)
  Land 36,770.33 km2 (14,197.10 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 25,279
  Density 0.7/km2 (2/sq mi)
  Pop (2006–11) Decrease 1.9%
  Dwellings 12,098
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Website www.mrcdemaria-chapdelaine.ca

Maria-Chapdelaine is a regional county municipality in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is in Dolbeau-Mistassini.

It runs from Lac Saint-Jean in the south to the deep interior of northern Quebec in the north.

Subdivisions

There are 14 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Cities & Towns (2)

Municipalities (8)

Parishes (1)

Villages (1)

Unorganized Territory (2)

Transportation

Access Routes

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

Autoroutes
  • None

Principal Highways

Secondary Highways

External Routes
  • None

See also

References



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