Portneuf Regional County Municipality

Portneuf
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 46°53′N 71°55′W / 46.883°N 71.917°W / 46.883; -71.917Coordinates: 46°53′N 71°55′W / 46.883°N 71.917°W / 46.883; -71.917[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Capitale-Nationale
Effective January 1, 1982
County seat Cap-Santé
Municipalities
Government[2]
  Type Prefecture
  Prefect Denis Langlois
Area[2][3]
  Total 4,125.10 km2 (1,592.71 sq mi)
  Land 3,923.24 km2 (1,514.77 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 49,370
  Density 12.6/km2 (33/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Increase 6.2%
  Dwellings 24,901
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Website www.portneuf.com

Portneuf is a regional county municipality (RCM) in the Capitale-Nationale administrative region of Quebec, Canada. RCM of Portneuf has been established on January 1, 1982. It is composed of 21 municipalities: 9 cities, 7 municipalities, 2 parishes and 3 unorganized territories. The county seat is located in Cap-Santé.

History

The Regional County Municipality of Portneuf was constituted as a regional administrative entity on November 25, 1981 by a Provincial decree creating the supralocal Regional County Municipality administration based on the (...) and therefore replacing the previously existing historic Portneuf County Corporation. While the new administrative boundary included most of the communities from its previous historic limits, a few municipalities were merged with bordering entities: St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Sainte-Catherine-de-Portneuf, Notre-Dame-de-Montauban, Quebec. Those municipalities yet remained within the Electoral Federal Riding of Portneuf District (all but Notre-Dame-de-Mautauban).

The administrative county seat remained in Cap-Santé while moving from the County Corporation building to a newly built one located further east on 185, Route 138 at a slight distance from the historic village of Cap-Santé.

Subdivisions

There are 21 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[4]

  • External Routes
    • None

See also

References



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