La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality

La Côte-de-Beaupré is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Château-Richer. Its most populous community is the municipality of Boischatel.

La Côte-de-Beaupré
Location of La Côte-de-Beaupré
Coordinates: 47°03′N 70°54′W / 47.050°N 70.900°W / 47.050; -70.900[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatChâteau-Richer
Government
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectPierre Lefrançois
Area
 • Total5,027.80 km2 (1,941.24 sq mi)
 • Land4,865.97 km2 (1,878.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total28,199
 • Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Increase 7.7%
 • Dwellings
14,244
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.mrc
cotedebeaupre.com
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Subdivisions edit

There are 11 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Transportation edit

Access Routes edit

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[5]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141100". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 210". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: La Côte-de-Beaupré, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  4. ^ "La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality (Code 2421) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  5. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map