La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality

La Jacques-Cartier
Location of La Jacques-Cartier
Coordinates: 47°02′N 71°35′W / 47.033°N 71.583°W / 47.033; -71.583[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
EffectiveApril 1, 1981
County seatShannon
Municipalities
Government
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectJacques Marcotte
Area
 • Total3,321.20 km2 (1,282.32 sq mi)
 • Land3,183.75 km2 (1,229.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total47,813
 • Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
 • Change
2016-2021
Increase 10%
 • Dwellings
19,877
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.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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  2. ^ 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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  4. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census: La Jacques-Cartier, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 8, 2022.