Val-des-Bois, Quebec
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Val-des-Bois is a town and municipality in the Papineau Regional County Municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. The town is located on the eastern shores of the Du Lièvre River, 47 kilometers (29 mi) north of Buckingham.
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Val-des-Bois | |
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Coordinates: 45°55′N 75°36′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Outaouais |
RCM | Papineau |
Constituted | January 1, 1885 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Roland Montpetit |
• Federal riding | Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel |
• Prov. riding | Papineau |
Area | |
• Total | 245.60 km2 (94.83 sq mi) |
• Land | 222.67 km2 (85.97 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 920 |
• Density | 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016–2021 | 6.4% |
• Dwellings | 837 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Highways | R-309 |
Website | www |
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The main local economic activity depends on cottage tourism.[4] The eastern half of the municipality is part of the Papineau-Labelle Wildlife Reserve.