La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality

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La Jacques-Cartier
Regional county municipality
Location of La Jacques-Cartier
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
EffectiveApril 1, 1981
County seatShannon
Municipalities
List
Government
[1]
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectJacques Marcotte
Area
[2][3]
 • Total3,321.20 km2 (1,282.32 sq mi)
 • Land3,194.99 km2 (1,233.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total36,883
 • Density11.5/km2 (30/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 24.0%
 • Dwellings
16,206
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.mrc.
lajacquescartier.qc.ca

La Jacques-Cartier is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Shannon. It is named after the Jacques-Cartier River which runs through it and takes its source in its upper country.

Subdivisions

There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Transportation

Access Routes

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Ministère des Affaires municipale et des Régions du Québec. "MRC La Jacques-Cartier - Répertoire des municipalités". Retrieved 2009-04-15.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 220". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b Statistics Canada (March 10, 2007). "2011 Community profiles - La Jacques-Cartier". Retrieved 2009-04-15.
  4. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141093". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  5. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map




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