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Mont-Carmel, Quebec

Mont-Carmel
Location within Kamouraska RCM
Location within Kamouraska RCM
Mont-Carmel is located in Eastern Quebec
Mont-Carmel
Mont-Carmel
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°26′23″N 69°51′31″W / 47.43972°N 69.85861°W / 47.43972; -69.85861[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMKamouraska
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
 • MayorPierre Saillant
 • Federal ridingMontmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
 • Prov. ridingCôte-du-Sud
Area
 • Total
438.60 km2 (169.34 sq mi)
 • Land428.26 km2 (165.35 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
1,160
 • Density2.7/km2 (7/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 2.9%
 • Dwellings
713
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-287
Websitewww.mont-carmel.ca

Mont-Carmel (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ kaʁmɛl]) is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality, on the Canada–United States border.

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 region in which it resides, Mont-Carmel is the second largest subdivision within the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality and borders the United States at its southeast limit.

Communities and locations

The following designated areas reside within the municipality's boundaries:[1]

Government

Municipal council

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

See also

References