Mont-Carmel | |
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Municipality | |
Location within Kamouraska RCM |
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Location in eastern Quebec | |
Coordinates: 47°26′23″N 69°51′31″W / 47.43972°N 69.85861°WCoordinates: 47°26′23″N 69°51′31″W / 47.43972°N 69.85861°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
RCM | Kamouraska |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Denis Lévesque |
• Federal riding | Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup |
• Prov. riding | Côte-du-Sud |
Area | |
• Total | 438.60 km2 (169.34 sq mi) |
• Land | 427.85 km2 (165.19 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,136 |
• Density | 2.7/km2 (7/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 5.2% |
• Dwellings | 662 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Postal code(s) | G0L 1W0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | Route 287 |
Website | www |
Mont-Carmel is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality, on the Canada–United States border.
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 southwest limit.
The following designated areas reside within the municipality's boundaries: