Témiscouata () is a
regional county municipality
The term regional county municipality or RCM (, , MRC) is used in Quebec, Canada to refer to one of 87 county-like political entities. In some older English translations they were called county regional municipality.
Regional county municipalit ...
in the
Bas-Saint-Laurent region of
Quebec
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, Canada. It is located southeast of
Rivière-du-Loup, bordering
New Brunswick
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, and is centred on
Lake Témiscouata. Its seat is
Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac.
Major industries include
forestry
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, agriculture and
maple syrup
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products.
Subdivisions
There are 19 subdivisions within the RCM:
;Cities & Towns (4)
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Dégelis
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Lac-des-Aigles
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Pohénégamook
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Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac
;Municipalities (11)
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Auclair
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Biencourt
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Lejeune
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Rivière-Bleue
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Saint-Athanase
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Saint-Elzéar-de-Témiscouata
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Saint-Honoré-de-Témiscouata
Saint-Honoré-de-Témiscouata (; Canada 2021 Census population 763) is a municipality (Quebec), municipality in the region of Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada.
Demographics
Population
Population trend:Statistics Canada: Canada 1996 Census, 199 ...
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Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande
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Saint-Juste-du-Lac
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Saint-Michel-du-Squatec
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Saint-Pierre-de-Lamy
;Parishes (4)
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Packington
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Saint-Eusèbe
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Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!
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Saint-Marc-du-Lac-Long
Demographics
Population
Language
Transportation
Access routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:
Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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See also
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References
External links
Official website
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