Bécancour | |
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Regional county municipality | |
Location in province of Quebec. |
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Coordinates: 46°19′N 72°11′W / 46.317°N 72.183°WCoordinates: 46°19′N 72°11′W / 46.317°N 72.183°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Centre-du-Québec |
Effective | January 1, 1982 |
County seat | Bécancour |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Poste vacant |
Area | |
• Total | 1,231.30 km2 (475.41 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,144.67 km2 (441.96 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 20,081 |
• Density | 17.5/km2 (45/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 6.8% |
• Dwellings | 9,513 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Area code(s) | 819 |
Bécancour is a regional county municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Bécancour.
There are 12 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:
Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: