Mont-Carmel, Quebec

Mont-Carmel is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality, on the Canada–United States border.

Mont-Carmel
Municipality
Location within Kamouraska RCM
Mont-Carmel Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°26′23″N 69°51′31″W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	Kamouraska
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government
• Mayor	Pierre Saillant
• Federal riding	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
• Prov. riding	Côte-du-Sud
Area
• Total	438.60 km2 (169.34 sq mi)
• Land	428.26 km2 (165.35 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	1,160
• Density	2.7/km2 (7/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	2.9%
• Dwellings	713
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0L 1W0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-287
Website	www.mont-carmel.ca

Geography

Spanning over 75% of the width of the Bas-Saint-Laurent region in which it resides, Mont-Carmel is the second largest subdivision within the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality and borders the United States at its southeast limit.

Communities and locations

The following designated areas reside within the municipality's boundaries:

• Eatonville – a hamlet located at 47°20′16″N 69°41′01″W
• Lac-de-l'Est – a vacation cottage community located at 47°13′39″N 69°35′26″W

Government

Municipal council

• Mayor: Pierre Saillant
• Councillors: Ghislain Dionne, Lucien Dionne, Josée-Ann Dumais, Denis Lévesque, Mélanie Lévesque, Réjeanne Raymond-Roussel

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

External links

• Media related to Mont-Carmel, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons