Rimouski-Neigette | |
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Regional county municipality | |
Coordinates: 48°20′N 68°40′W / 48.33°N 68.67°WCoordinates: 48°20′N 68°40′W / 48.33°N 68.67°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
Effective | May 26, 1982 |
County seat | Rimouski |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Francis Saint-Pierre |
Area | |
• Total | 2,946.10 km2 (1,137.50 sq mi) |
• Land | 2,716.52 km2 (1,048.85 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 55,095 |
• Density | 20.3/km2 (53/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006–2011 | 3.6% |
• Dwellings | 27,127 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Rimouski-Neigette is a regional county municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada.
The county seat is in Rimouski.
There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: