Témiscouata | |
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Regional county municipality | |
Coordinates: 47°41′N 68°53′W / 47.683°N 68.883°WCoordinates: 47°41′N 68°53′W / 47.683°N 68.883°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
Effective | January 1, 1982 |
County seat | Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Serge Fortin |
Area | |
• Total | 4,025.80 km2 (1,554.37 sq mi) |
• Land | 3,904.90 km2 (1,507.69 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 20,572 |
• Density | 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 5.6% |
• Dwellings | 10,627 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Website | www |
Témiscouata is a regional county municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is located southeast of Rivière-du-Loup, bordering New Brunswick, and is centred on Lake Témiscouata. Its seat is Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac.
Major industries include forestry, agriculture and maple syrup products.
There are 19 subdivisions within the RCM:
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: