Biencourt, Quebec

Biencourt
Municipality
Location within Témiscouata RCM
Biencourt Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°56′N 68°36′W / 47.933°N 68.600°WCoordinates: 47°56′N 68°36′W / 47.933°N 68.600°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	Témiscouata
Constituted	January 1, 1947
Government[2]
• Mayor	Daniel Boucher
• Federal riding	Rimouski-Neigette— Témiscouata—Les Basques
• Prov. riding	Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area[2][3]
• Total	188.00 km^2 (72.59 sq mi)
• Land	187.34 km^2 (72.33 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	506
• Density	2.7/km^2 (7/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	15.1%
• Dwellings	283
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0K 1T0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 296
Website	www.biencourt.ca

Biencourt is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, and located in the Témiscouata Regional County Municipality. The municipality had a population of 506 in the Canada 2011 Census.

See also

• Touladi River
• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 5606 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 13055 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2413055) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

External links

Media related to Biencourt, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons