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Bécancour Regional County Municipality

Coordinates: 46°19′N 72°11′W / 46.317°N 72.183°W / 46.317; -72.183
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Bécancour
Regional county municipality
Location in province of Quebec.
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°19′N 72°11′W / 46.317°N 72.183°W / 46.317; -72.183[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatBécancour
Government
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 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectPoste vacant
Area
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 • Total
1,231.30 km2 (475.41 sq mi)
 • Land1,144.67 km2 (441.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
20,404
 • Density17.8/km2 (46/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Increase 1.6%
 • Dwellings
9,947
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code819
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Bécancour (French pronunciation: [bekɑ̃kuʁ]) is a regional county municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Bécancour.[2]

Subdivisions

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There are 12 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

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Mother tongue from 2016 Canadian Census[3]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 19,550 97.9%
English only 155 0.8%
Both English and French 65 0.3%
Other languages 205 1.0%

Transportation

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Access Routes

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Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141117". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b c d "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 380". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census Bécancour, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  4. ^ "Bécancour Regional County Municipality (Code 2438) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  5. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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