Kamouraska () is a

regional county municipality The term regional county municipality or RCM (, , 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 municipalit ...

in eastern

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, Canada. The regional county municipality seat is

Saint-Pascal Saint-Pascal () is a city in Kamouraska Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec. It has a population of 3,530. It is the second biggest city in the RCM, after La Pocatière. The city is crossed by the Kamouraska ...

, but the largest town is

La Pocatière La Pocatière () is a town in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, La Pocatière had a population of l ...

. The area is an important research, development and education centre for

agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

. Factories in the region produce metal products and public transportation equipment. One of the people instrumental in settling and developing this area was

Pascal Taché Pascal Taché, (; b. August 30, 1757 – d. June 5, 1830), was the son of Jean Taché, a successful merchant and trader and the patriarch of the important Taché Canadian family. He was born at the town of Quebec in 1757. In 1785, Pascal m ...

, an early

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. The name "Kamouraska" comes from an

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word meaning "where rushes grow at the water's edge". 'Kamouraska' comes from the Abenaki, ''ska moraskua'', which means "birch bark here", "there is some white birch bark". This sort of birch bark is used for making canoes and wigwams.

Geography

Adjacent counties and municipalities

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– southeast * L'Islet Regional County Municipality, Quebec – southwest

Subdivisions

There are 19 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (2) *

;Municipalities (12) * Kamouraska * Mont-Carmel *

Rivière-Ouelle Rivière-Ouelle () is a town located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec. It is located on the Saint Lawrence River; the Ouelle River flows through the town. It was part of the seignory of ...

Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska () is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality. Before July 5, 1997, it was known simply as Saint-Alexandre. History The parish of Saint-Alexandre was foun ...

Saint-André-de-Kamouraska Saint-André-de-Kamouraska () is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality. Before 2020, it was known as Saint-André. History The catholic parish of Saint-André de L'Islet-du-Por ...

Saint-Bruno-de-Kamouraska Saint-Bruno-de-Kamouraska () is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality. History The land was divided up according to the township system introduced by the British regime. Woodbri ...

* Saint-Denis-De La Bouteillerie *

Sainte-Hélène-de-Kamouraska Sainte-Hélène-de-Kamouraska () is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality. Until September 13, 2014, it was officially known simply as Sainte-Hélène. Government Municipal co ...

* Saint-Gabriel-Lalemant * Saint-Germain-de-Kamouraska * Saint-Onésime-d'Ixworth *

Saint-Pacôme Saint-Pacôme () is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality. Saint-Pacome Catholic Church is located in the town. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Stat ...

;Parishes (3) *

Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière () is a parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Anne-de- ...

Saint-Joseph-de-Kamouraska Saint-Joseph-de-Kamouraska () is a parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Joseph-de- ...

* Saint-Philippe-de-Néri ;Unorganized Territory (2) * Petit-Lac-Sainte-Anne *

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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
/ref> *Autoroutes ** *Principal Highways ** *Secondary Highways ** ** ** *External Routes **None

References

External links

Kamouraska Regional County Municipality
Official site

{{Authority control Regional county municipalities in Bas-Saint-Laurent Census divisions of Quebec