L'Islet is a
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 r ...
in the
Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches () is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" (french: La Beauce; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and ...
region of
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
, Canada.
The county seat is
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli.
Geography
Adjacent counties and municipalities
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Kamouraska Regional County Municipality
Kamouraska is a regional county municipality in eastern Quebec, Canada. The regional county municipality seat is Saint-Pascal, but the largest town is La Pocatière.
The area is an important research, development and education centre for agricul ...
– northeast
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Aroostook County, Maine
Aroostook County ( ; french: Comté d'Aroostook) is a county in the U.S. state of Maine along the Canada–U.S. border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,105. Its county seat is Houlton, with offices in Caribou and Fort Kent.
Kno ...
– southeast
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Montmagny Regional County Municipality
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.
This area was named after Charles de Montmagny ...
– southwest
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Charlevoix Regional County Municipality
Charlevoix is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Baie-Saint-Paul.
Subdivisions
There are 7 subdivisions within the RCM:
;Cities & Towns (1)
* Baie-Saint-Paul
;Municipalities (3)
* L' ...
– northwest
Subdivisions
There are 14 subdivisions within the RCM:
;Cities & Towns (1)
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Saint-Pamphile
;Municipalities (10)
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L'Islet
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Saint-Adalbert
Saint-Adalbert is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, on the Canada–United States border.
See also
*L'Islet Regional County Municipality
*Big Black River (Saint John River), a river
*List of municipalities in Quebec
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Saint-Aubert
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Saint-Damase-de-L'Islet
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Sainte-Félicité
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Sainte-Perpétue
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Saint-Jean-Port-Joli
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Saint-Marcel
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Saint-Omer
Saint-Omer (; vls, Sint-Omaars) is a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in France.
It is west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais, and is located in the Artois province. The town is named after Saint Audomar, ...
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Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.
See also
* List of municipalities in Quebec
* Alexis Bélanger Alexis Bélanger (January 18, 1808 - September 7, 1868) was a Roman Catholic black priest and missionary; born at Sain ...
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Tourville
;Parishes (3)
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Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard
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Sainte-Louise
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:
Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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* Autoroutes
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* Principal Highways
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* Secondary Highways
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* External Routes
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See also
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References
External links
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L'Islet Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipalities in Chaudière-Appalaches
Census divisions of Quebec
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