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Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality

Lac-Saint-Jean-Est
Regional county municipality
Location of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est
Coordinates: 48°33′N 71°39′W / 48.550°N 71.650°W / 48.550; -71.650Coordinates: 48°33′N 71°39′W / 48.550°N 71.650°W / 48.550; -71.650
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Effective January 1, 1982
County seat Alma
Government
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect André Paradis
Area
 • Total 2,917.10 km2 (1,126.30 sq mi)
 • Land 2,781.44 km2 (1,073.92 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 52,520
 • Density 18.9/km2 (49/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 2.6%
 • Dwellings 24,653
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Website www.mrclacsaintjeanest.qc.ca

Lac-Saint-Jean-Est is a regional county municipality in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Alma. In 2006 it was 99.5% French-speaking.

There are 18 subdivisions within the RCM:

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




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