Saint-Michel-du-Squatec is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Témiscouata Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. Population is 1,076 as of 2021.
Saint-Michel-du-Squatec | |
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 Location within Témiscouata RCM | |
  Saint-Michel-du-Squatec Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°53′N 68°43′W / 47.88°N 68.72°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Témiscouata |
| Constituted | April 16, 1928 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bruno Malenfant |
| • Federal riding | Rimouski-Neigette— Témiscouata—Les Basques |
| • Prov. riding | Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata |
| Area | |
• Total | 385.40 km2 (148.80 sq mi) |
| • Land | 361.23 km2 (139.47 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,076 |
| • Density | 3.0/km2 (8/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  3.3% |
| • Dwellings | 576 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-232  R-295  R-296 |
| Website | www |
The municipality was created in 1928. On November 1, 2014, Saint-Michel-du-Squatec changed from parish municipality to a (regular) municipality.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57267". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 13065". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Michel-du-Squatec, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Modifications aux municipalités du Québec" (PDF). Modifications Aux Municipalités du Québec. Institut de la statistique du Québec. November 2014. ISSN 1715-6408.
External links
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Media related to Saint-Michel-du-Squatec at Wikimedia Commons
See also
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