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Maria-Chapdelaine Regional County Municipality

Coordinates: 48°59′N 72°17′W / 48.983°N 72.283°W / 48.983; -72.283
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Maria-Chapdelaine
Location of Maria-Chapdelaine
Coordinates: 48°59′N 72°17′W / 48.983°N 72.283°W / 48.983; -72.283[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionSaguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1983
County seatDolbeau-Mistassini
Government
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectLuc Simard
Area
 • Total38,056.70 km2 (14,693.77 sq mi)
 • Land36,770.33 km2 (14,197.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total25,279
 • Density0.7/km2 (2/sq mi)
 • Pop (2006–11)
Decrease 1.9%
 • Dwellings
12,098
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.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]

Transportation

Access Routes

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141059". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b c Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Maria-Chapdelaine Regional County Municipality
  3. ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Maria-Chapdelaine Regional County Municipality, Quebec
  4. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map