Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality
| Les Etchemins | |
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| Regional county municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 46°24′N 70°21′W / 46.400°N 70.350°WCoordinates: 46°24′N 70°21′W / 46.400°N 70.350°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Lac-Etchemin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Hector Provençal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,819.40 km2 (702.47 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,810.33 km2 (698.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 17,254 |
| • Density | 9.5/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 2.0% |
| • Dwellings | 8,651 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www |
Les Etchemins is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of eastern Quebec, Canada. It is named for the Etchemin River which finds its source in the region, as well as Etchemin Lake. Lac-Etchemin is the seat of the RCM. Les Etchemins can be found on the Maine border, southeast of Quebec City.
There are 13 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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