Mont-Carmel () is a

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in the

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, located in the

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, on the

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History

Mont-Carmel was created in 1855. Not long after its creation, the name became Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel but, during the middle of the 20th century, the name was officialised as simply Mont-Carmel.

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 Atlan ...

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

Government

Municipal council

* Mayor: Pierre Saillant * Councillors: Ghislain Dionne, Lucien Dionne, Josée-Ann Dumais, Denis Lévesque, Mélanie Lévesque, Réjeanne Raymond-Roussel

References

External links

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