Biencourt, Quebec

Biencourt
Municipality

Location within Témiscouata RCM
Biencourt

Location in eastern Quebec

Coordinates: 47°56′N 68°36′W / 47.933°N 68.600°W / 47.933; -68.600Coordinates: 47°56′N 68°36′W / 47.933°N 68.600°W / 47.933; -68.600[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM Témiscouata
Constituted January 1, 1947
Government[2]
 • Mayor Daniel Boucher
 • Federal riding Rimouski-Neigette—
Témiscouata—Les Basques
 • Prov. riding Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area[2][3]
 • Total 188.00 km2 (72.59 sq mi)
 • Land 187.34 km2 (72.33 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 506
 • Density 2.7/km2 (7/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 15.1%
 • Dwellings 283
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0K 1T0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 296
Website www.biencourt.ca

Biencourt is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, and located in the Témiscouata Regional County Municipality. The municipality had a population of 506 in the Canada 2011 Census.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 5606 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 13055 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2413055) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

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