Les Escoumins

Les Escoumins
Location within La Haute-Côte-Nord RCM
Location within La Haute-Côte-Nord RCM
Les Escoumins is located in Côte-Nord region, Quebec
Les Escoumins
Les Escoumins
Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec
Coordinates: 48°21′05″N 69°24′27″W / 48.35139°N 69.40750°W / 48.35139; -69.40750[1][2]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCôte-Nord
RCMLa Haute-Côte-Nord
Settled1825
Constituted5 May 1863
Government
 • MayorAndré Desrosiers
 • Federal ridingBeauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix
 • Prov. ridingRené-Lévesque
Area
 • Municipality284.79 km2 (109.96 sq mi)
 • Land265.89 km2 (102.66 sq mi)
 • Urban1.61 km2 (0.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Municipality1,794
 • Density6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
 • Urban1,274
 • Urban density792.4/km2 (2,052/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Decrease 5.1%
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-138
Websiteescoumins.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Les Escoumins is a municipality in La Haute-Côte-Nord Regional County Municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec. It is located on the north shore of the maritime estuary of the St. Lawrence River.

  1. ^ "Les Escoumins". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference toponymie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Les Escoumins (95025)". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Government of Quebec. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024. This gentilé is an official form, i.e. it has been the subject of a resolution of the municipal council.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b "Les Escoumins [Population centre] Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". Statistics Canada. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2024.