Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality, Quebec

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Les Etchemins is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of eastern Quebec, Canada. Created in 1982, it is named for the Etchemin River which finds its source in the region, as well as Etchemin Lake. Lac-Etchemin is the seat of the RCM. Les Etchemins can be found on the Maine border, southeast of Quebec City.

[edit] Communities

• Municipalities
  • Lac-Etchemin
  • Saint-Benjamin
  • Sainte-Aurélie
  • Sainte-Justine
  • Sainte-Rose-de-Watford
  • Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague
  • Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse
  • Saint-Magloire
  • Saint-Prosper
  • Saint-Zacharie

• Parishes
  • Saint-Camille-de-Lellis
  • Saint-Cyprien
  • Sainte-Sabine

[edit] Highways

Highways in Les Etchemins include:

• Route 204
• Route 275
• Route 277
• Route 281

[edit] External links

• Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality website

v • d • e  Administrative divisions of Chaudière-Appalaches  (Region 12) Small caps indicate municipalities with over 10,000 inhabitants (2006 census). Regional county municipalities and equivalent territories L'Islet · Montmagny · Bellechasse · Lévis · La Nouvelle-Beauce · Robert-Cliche · Les Etchemins · Beauce-Sartigan · Les Appalaches · Lotbinière Major1 municipalities Saint-Pamphile · Montmagny · Lévis · Sainte-Marie · Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon · Beauceville · Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce · Saint-Georges · Disraeli (V) · Thetford Mines Administrative divisions of Quebec

Coordinates: 46°22′N 70°22′W / 46.367°N 70.367°W / 46.367; -70.367

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