Batiscan, Quebec

Batiscan
Principale Street, Chemin du Roy, Road 138
Principale Street, Chemin du Roy, Road 138
Motto: 
"Do Well What You Do"
Location within Les Chenaux RCM.
Location within Les Chenaux RCM.
Batiscan is located in Central Quebec
Batiscan
Batiscan
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°30′N 72°15′W / 46.500°N 72.250°W / 46.500; -72.250[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMauricie
RCMLes Chenaux
Settled1666
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
 • MayorChristian Fortin
 • Federal ridingSaint-Maurice—Champlain
 • Prov. ridingChamplain
Area
 • Total58.90 km2 (22.74 sq mi)
 • Land42.95 km2 (16.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total940
 • Density21.9/km2 (57/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 0.9%
 • Dwellings
510
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area codes418 and 581
Highways
A-40

R-138
R-361
GNBC CodeELIDL
NTS Map031I08
Websitewww.batiscan.ca

Batiscan is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It is located along the St Lawrence River at the mouth of the Batiscan River.

The usage includes Batiscan in Batiscanie, the common name for the region.[4]

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