Lac-Etchemin | |
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 Lac-Etchemin seen from the lake | |
 Location within Les Etchemins RCM. | |
  Lac-Etchemin Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°24′N 70°30′W / 46.400°N 70.500°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Les Etchemins |
| Constituted | October 10, 2001 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Harold Gagnon |
| • Federal riding | Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis |
| • Prov. riding | Bellechasse |
| Area | |
| 161.60 km2 (62.39 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 157.22 km2 (60.70 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1.65 km2 (0.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| 4,028 | |
| • Density | 25.6/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,769 |
| • Urban density | 1,072.1/km2 (2,777/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  5.4% |
| • Dwellings | 2,075 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-276  R-277 |
| Website | www.municipalite. lac-etchemin.qc.ca |
Lac-Etchemin is a municipality in and the seat of the Municipalité régionale de comté des Etchemins in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 4,028 as of 2021. It takes its name from Etchemin Lake, at the centre of the municipality. "Etchemin" means "men, human beings" in Abenaki language.
Lac-Etchemin is home to winter resort Mont Orignal and the birthplace of controversial religious Community of the Lady of All Nations.