Mont-Carmel, Quebec

Mont-Carmel
Municipality
Location within Kamouraska RCM
Mont-Carmel Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°26′23″N 69°51′31″W / 47.43972°N 69.85861°WCoordinates: 47°26′23″N 69°51′31″W / 47.43972°N 69.85861°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	Kamouraska
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government[2]
• Mayor	Denis Lévesque
• Federal riding	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
• Prov. riding	Côte-du-Sud
Area[2][3]
• Total	438.60 km^2 (169.34 sq mi)
• Land	427.85 km^2 (165.19 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	1,136
• Density	2.7/km^2 (7/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	5.2%
• Dwellings	662
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0L 1W0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 287
Website	www.mont-carmel.ca

Mont-Carmel is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality, on the Canada–United States border.

Geography

Spanning over 75% of the width of the Bas-Saint-Laurent region in which it resides, Mont-Carmel is the second largest subdivision within the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality and borders the United States at its southwest limit.

Communities and locations

The following designated areas reside within the municipality's boundaries:^[1]

• Eatonville – a hamlet located at 47°20′16″N 69°41′01″W / 47.33778°N 69.68361°W
• Lac-de-l'Est – a vacation cottage community located at 47°13′39″N 69°35′26″W / 47.22750°N 69.59056°W

Municipal council

• Mayor: Denis Lévesque
• Councillors: Colette Beaulieu, Luc Forgues, Lauréat Jean, Karine St-Jean, Kathleen Saint-Jean, Pierre Saillant

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 42055 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 14005 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2414005) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

External links

• Media related to Mont-Carmel, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons