Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality

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Les Etchemins
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 46°24′N 70°21′W / 46.400°N 70.350°W / 46.400; -70.350[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
Effective	January 1, 1982
County seat	Lac-Etchemin
Government [2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Hector Provençal
Area [2][3]
• Total	1,819.40 km2 (702.47 sq mi)
• Land	1,810.05 km2 (698.86 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	16,536
• Density	9.1/km2 (24/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	4.2%
• Dwellings	8,764
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Website	www.mrcetchemins.qc.ca

Les Etchemins is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of eastern Quebec, Canada. It is named for the Etchemin River which finds its source in the region, as well as Etchemin Lake. Lac-Etchemin is the seat of the RCM. Les Etchemins can be found on the Maine border, southeast of Quebec City.