Charlevoix

Charlevoix
Looking north across the hills of Charlevoix from Baie-Saint-Paul
Looking north across the hills of Charlevoix from Baie-Saint-Paul
Charlevoix is located in Quebec
Charlevoix
Charlevoix
Location of Charlevoix in Quebec
Charlevoix is located in Canada
Charlevoix
Charlevoix
Location of Charlevoix in Canada
Coordinates: 47°39′N 70°09′W / 47.650°N 70.150°W / 47.650; -70.150
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
Administrative regionCapitale-Nationale
Major settlements
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code prefixes

Charlevoix (/ˈʃɑːrləvwɑː/ SHAR-lə-vwah,[1] French: [ʃaʁləvwa]) is a cultural and natural region in Quebec, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River as well as in the Laurentian Mountains area of the Canadian Shield. This dramatic landscape includes rolling terrain, fjords, headlands, and bays; the region was designated a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1989. Administratively, it comprises the Charlevoix and Charlevoix-Est regional county municipalities within the larger Capitale-Nationale administrative region.

  1. ^ The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press