Mont-Carmel is a

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in the

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, located in the

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 ...

, on the

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Geography

Spanning over 75% of the width of the

Bas-Saint-Laurent The Bas-Saint-Laurent (Lower Saint-Lawrence), is an administrative region of Quebec located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec. The river widens at this place, later becoming a bay that discharges into the Atlanti ...

region in which it resides, Mont-Carmel is the second largest subdivision within the

and borders the

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at its southeast limit.

Communities and locations

The following designated areas reside within the municipality's boundaries: *Eatonville – a

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located at *Lac-de-l'Est – a vacation

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community located at

Municipal council

* Mayor: Denis Lévesque * Councillors: Colette Beaulieu, Luc Forgues, Lauréat Jean, Karine St-Jean, Kathleen Saint-Jean, Pierre Saillant

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* {{authority control Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Bas-Saint-Laurent

Geography

Communities and locations

Municipal council

See also

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