Montmagny Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Montmagny is a regional county municipality (RCM) in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Montmagny is the seat. Its neighbouring RCMs are Bellechasse, Les Etchemins, and L'Islet.
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Montmagny | |
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Coordinates: 46°50′N 70°24′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
Effective | January 1, 1982 |
County seat | Montmagny |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Jean-Guy Desrosiers |
Area | |
• Total | 1,722.50 km2 (665.06 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,698.13 km2 (655.65 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 22,698 |
• Density | 13.4/km2 (35/sq mi) |
• Change 2011-2016 | 0.8% |
• Dwellings | 12,079 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Website | www |
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This area was named after Charles de Montmagny, a governor of New France.