La Jacques-Cartier | |
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| Coordinates: 47°02′N 71°35′W / 47.033°N 71.583°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Effective | April 1, 1981 |
| County seat | Shannon |
| Municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Jacques Marcotte |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,321.20 km2 (1,282.32 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3,183.75 km2 (1,229.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 47,813 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016-2021 |  10% |
| • Dwellings | 19,877 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www.mrc. lajacquescartier.qc.ca |
La Jacques-Cartier is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Shannon. It is named after the Jacques-Cartier River which runs through it and takes its source in its upper country.
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toponymiewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Ministère des Affaires municipale et des Régions du Québec. "MRC La Jacques-Cartier - Répertoire des municipalités". Archived from the original on 2009-01-18. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
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mamrotwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census: La Jacques-Cartier, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 8, 2022.