Bas-Saint-Laurent

Bas-Saint-Laurent
Administrative region
Coordinates: 48°20′N 68°40′W / 48.333°N 68.667°W / 48.333; -68.667Coordinates: 48°20′N 68°40′W / 48.333°N 68.667°W / 48.333; -68.667
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Regional County Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent Territories (ET)	7 RCM Kamouraska La Matapédia La Mitis Les Basques Rimouski-Neigette Rivière-du-Loup Témiscouata
Government
• Regional conference of elected officers	Michel Lagacé (President)
Area[1]
• Land	22,234.10 km2 (8,584.63 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	199,977
• Density	9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code	G
Area code	418, 581
Website	www.bas-saint-laurent.gouv.qc.ca
[1]

Map of Bas-Saint-Laurent with regional counties

The Bas-Saint-Laurent (Lower Saint-Lawrence) region is located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec. The river widens at this place and became farther a bay who discharges itself in the sea and is often nicknamed "Bas-du-Fleuve" (Lower-River). The region is formed by 8 regional county municipalities and 114 municipalities.

It has a population of 199,977^[1] and a land area of 22,234.10 km².

Its geography is marked by the Saint Lawrence River to the northwest, the Notre Dame Mountains section of the Appalachians, as well as the Matapédia and Témiscouata valleys, which form the natural communication corridors with the Gaspé Peninsula, Maine, and the Maritimes.

Subdivisions

• Regional County Municipalities (RCM)^[1]
  • Kamouraska - 21,492
  • La Matapédia - 18,573
  • La Mitis - 18,942
  • Les Basques - 9,142
  • La Matanie - 21,786
  • Rimouski-Neigette - 55,095
  • Rivière-du-Loup - 34,375
  • Témiscouata - 20,572
• Indian Reserves
  • Cacouna (not to be confused with Cacouna the city)
  • Whitworth

Inside the RCMs are important cities including:^[2]

• Rimouski (Rimouski-Neigette RCM)
• Rivière-du-Loup (Rivière-du-Loup RCM)
• Matane (La Matanie RCM)
• Mont-Joli (La Mitis RCM)
• Amqui (La Matapédia RCM)

Major communities

School boards

Francophone:

• Commission scolaire du Fleuve-et-des-Lacs (Les Basques and Témiscouata).
• Commission scolaire de Kamouraska - Rivière-du-Loup
• Commission scolaire des Monts-et-Marées (La Matapédia and Matane).
• Commission scolaire des Phares (La Mitis and Rimouski-Neigette).

Anglophone:

• Eastern Shores School Board

See also

• List of Quebec regions

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bas-Saint-Laurent.

• Portail du Bas-Saint-Laurent (official website)
• CRÉ

Administrative divisions of Bas-Saint-Laurent  (Region 01)
Regional county municipalities and equivalent territories	La Matapédia La Matanie La Mitis Rimouski-Neigette Les Basques Rivière-du-Loup Témiscouata Kamouraska
Municipalities	Causapscal Amqui Matane Métis-sur-Mer Mont-Joli Rimouski Trois-Pistoles Rivière-du-Loup Dégelis Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac Pohénégamook Saint-Pascal La Pocatière
Administrative divisions of Quebec

Administrative divisions of Quebec
Subdivisions	Administrative regions Regional county municipalities Montreal Metropolitan Community (Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal) Communauté métropolitaine de Québec Kativik Regional Government
Communities	All municipalities Types of municipalities Cities Parish municipalities Townships United townships Villages Indian reserves Boroughs Urban agglomerations
Major cities	Montreal Quebec Laval Gatineau Longueuil Sherbrooke Saguenay Lévis Trois-Rivières
Regions	Abitibi-Témiscamingue Bas-Saint-Laurent Capitale-Nationale Centre-du-Québec Chaudière-Appalaches Côte-Nord Estrie Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine Laval Lanaudière Laurentides Mauricie Montérégie Montréal Nord-du-Québec Outaouais Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean