Bécancour Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Bécancour (French pronunciation: [bekɑ̃kuʁ]) is a regional county municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Bécancour.[2]
Bécancour | |
|---|---|
Location in province of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°19′N 72°11′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Bécancour |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Poste vacant |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,231.30 km2 (475.41 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,144.67 km2 (441.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 20,404 |
| • Density | 17.8/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 |  1.6% |
| • Dwellings | 9,947 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 819 |
| [4] | |
Subdivisions
There are 12 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:[2]
- Cities & Towns (1)
- Municipalities (8)
- Parishes (3)
- Native Reserves (1)
(not associated with RCM)
Demographics
Mother tongue from 2016 Canadian Census[3]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 19,550 | 97.9% |
| English only | 155 | 0.8% |
| Both English and French | 65 | 0.3% |
| Other languages | 205 | 1.0% |
