Les Basques Regional County Municipality

Les Basques
Location of Les Basques
Coordinates: 48°06′N 69°04′W / 48.100°N 69.067°W / 48.100; -69.067[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
EffectiveApril 1, 1981
County seatTrois-Pistoles
Government
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectBertin Denis
Area
 • Total1,130.70 km2 (436.57 sq mi)
 • Land1,121.82 km2 (433.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total8,694
 • Density7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Decrease 4.9%
 • Dwellings
5,185
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.mrcdesbasques.com

Les Basques (the Basques) is a regional county municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region in eastern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River halfway between Rimouski and Rivière-du-Loup.

The county seat is in Trois-Pistoles.

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  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Les Basques, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 18, 2019.