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Montmagny Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Montmagny is a regional county municipality (RCM) in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Montmagny, Quebec, Montmagny is the seat. Its neighbouring RCMs are Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, Bellechasse, Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality, Les Etchemins, and L'Islet Regional County Municipality, L'Islet. This area was named after Charles de Montmagny, a governor of New France. Subdivisions There are 14 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (1) * Montmagny, Quebec, Montmagny ;Municipalities (9) * Berthier-sur-Mer, Quebec, Berthier-sur-Mer * Cap-Saint-Ignace, Quebec, Cap-Saint-Ignace * Lac-Frontière, Quebec, Lac-Frontière * Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Quebec, Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire * Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivière-du-Sud, Quebec, Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivière-du-Sud * Sainte-Lucie-de-Beauregard, Quebec, Sainte-Lucie-de-Beauregard * Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Quebec, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud * Saint-Just-de-Bretenières, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional County Municipality
The term regional county municipality or RCM (''french: municipalité régionale de comté, MRC'') is used in Quebec, Canada to refer to one of 87 county-like political entities. In some older English translations they were called county regional municipality. Regional county municipalities are a supralocal type of regional municipality, and act as the local municipality in Unorganized area#Quebec, unorganized territories within their borders. The system of regional county municipalities was introduced beginning in 1979 to replace the List of former counties of Quebec, historic counties of Quebec. In most cases, the territory of an RCM corresponds to that of a Census geographic units of Canada, census division; however, there are a few exceptions. Some local municipalities are outside any regional county municipality (''hors MRC''). This includes some municipalities within Urban agglomerations in Quebec, urban agglomerations and also some aboriginal lands, such as Indian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berthier-sur-Mer, Quebec
Berthier-sur-Mer is a town in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality within the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, east of Quebec City on Route 132. History Berthier-sur-Mer was named after Alexandre Berthier, a captain in the Carignan-Salières Regiment, who was given title to this area in 1672, then known as the seigneury of Berthier-en-bas. During the 19th century, Irish immigrants were quarantined at nearby Grosse Isle, now a National Historic site. Demographics Population Geology A strip of rather interesting underlying sedimentary bedrock maintains a relatively straight shoreline through which a natural harbour, quite round in shape, has been eroded. The bedrock is set at about a 60 to 80° angle and is composed of hundreds of very thin layers of red shale interspersed every meter or so with 5 to 10 cm layers of what appears to be limestone. It is quite dramatic in places where it hasn't ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Lawrence River
The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connecting the American Great Lakes to the North Atlantic Ocean, and forming the primary drainage outflow of the Great Lakes Basin. The river traverses the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, as well as the U.S. state of New York, and demarcates part of the international boundary between Canada and the United States. It also provides the foundation for the commercial St. Lawrence Seaway. Names Originally known by a variety of names by local First Nations, the St. Lawrence became known in French as ''le fleuve Saint-Laurent'' (also spelled ''St-Laurent'') in 1604 by Samuel de Champlain. Opting for the ''grande riviere de sainct Laurens'' and ''fleuve sainct Laurens'' in his writings and on his maps, de Champlain supplanted previous Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Quebec
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud is a parish municipality in Quebec. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. See also * List of parish municipalities in Quebec * Amable Bélanger Amable Bélanger (September 8, 1846 – September 22, 1919) was an iron founder who became an industrialist and community leader. Bélanger was born in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada The Province of Lower Canada (french: pro ... References Parish municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches Canada geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{ChaudièreAppalaches-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Fabien-de-Panet, Quebec
Saint-Fabien-de-Panet is a parish municipality in Quebec. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Fabien-de-Panet had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. See also * List of parish municipalities in Quebec This is a list of municipalities that have the Quebec municipal type of parish municipality (''paroisse'', code=P), an administrative division defined by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy. The '' Commission de toponym ... References Parish municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches {{ChaudièreAppalaches-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton, Quebec
Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton is a parish municipality of 542 people in Montmagny Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. See also *L'Islet Regional County Municipality *Big Black River (Saint John River), a river *List of parish municipalities in Quebec This is a list of municipalities that have the Quebec municipal type of parish municipality (''paroisse'', code=P), an administrative division defined by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy. The '' Commission de toponym ... References Parish municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches {{ChaudièreAppalaches-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues
Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues is a parish municipality in Quebec, in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches. It is known for bird-watching, goose-hunting and cheeses. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Transportation L'Isle-aux-Grues has a small airstrip, which provides the only access to the island during the winter, with Air Montmagny the main airline. A ferry operates during the summer months. Education Children from Isle-aux-Grues attend school in Montmagny, Quebec, travelling by plane each day. 2010 plane crash On May 19, 2010 at about 3:30 p.m. Eastern time, a Cessna 172 airplane carrying four people crashed on Isle-aux-Grues, killing three people. See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Paul-de-Montminy, Quebec
Saint-Paul-de-Montminy is a village of 849 people located in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality, Quebec. Geographically it is located in the Notre Dame Mountains, part of the Appalachian Mountains located in Canada. It was founded in 1862. See also * List of municipalities in Quebec __FORCETOC__ Quebec is the second-most populous province in Canada with 8,501,833 residents as of 2021 and is the largest in land area at . For statistical purposes, the province is divided into 1,282 census subdivisions, which are m ... References External links City website Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches 1862 establishments in Canada {{ChaudièreAppalaches-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Quebec
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud is a municipality in Quebec. See also * List of municipalities in Quebec __FORCETOC__ Quebec is the second-most populous province in Canada with 8,501,833 residents as of 2021 and is the largest in land area at . For statistical purposes, the province is divided into 1,282 census subdivisions, which are m ... References Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches Canada geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Quebec-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Lucie-de-Beauregard, Quebec
Sainte-Lucie-de-Beauregard is a municipality in Quebec. See also *L'Islet Regional County Municipality *Big Black River (Saint John River), a river *List of municipalities in Quebec __FORCETOC__ Quebec is the second-most populous province in Canada with 8,501,833 residents as of 2021 and is the largest in land area at . For statistical purposes, the province is divided into 1,282 census subdivisions, which are m ... References Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches {{Quebec-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivière-du-Sud, Quebec
Sainte-Euphémie is a municipality of 350 people in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality within the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec. See also * List of municipalities in Quebec __FORCETOC__ Quebec is the second-most populous province in Canada with 8,501,833 residents as of 2021 and is the largest in land area at . For statistical purposes, the province is divided into 1,282 census subdivisions, which are m ... References Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches {{ChaudièreAppalaches-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
