Bécancour Regional County Municipality
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| Bécancour | |
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| Regional county municipality | |
| Location in province of Quebec. Location in province of Quebec. |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Bécancour |
| Government[2] | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Poste vacant |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 1,231.30 km2 (475.41 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,144.67 km2 (441.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 20,081 |
| • Density | 17.5/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  6.8% |
| • Dwellings | 9,513 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
Bécancour is a regional county municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Bécancour.[2]
Contents
Subdivisions
There are 12 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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| French only | 18080 | 97.70% |
| English only | 105 | 0.57% |
| Both English and French | 20 | 0.11% |
| Other languages | 300 | 1.62% |
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[4]
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See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 141117 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Geographic code 380 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
External links
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Les Chenaux RCM / Trois-Rivières TE Saint Lawrence River |
Portneuf RCM Saint Lawrence River |
Lotbinière RCM | |
| Nicolet-Yamaska RCM |  |
L'Érable RCM | ||
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| Arthabaska RCM |
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