Montmagny Regional County Municipality

Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada

Montmagny

Regional county municipality

Coordinates: 46°50′N 70°24′W﻿ / ﻿46.833°N 70.400°W﻿ / 46.833; -70.400[1]
Country|  Canada
Province|  Quebec
Region| Chaudière-Appalaches
Effective| January 1, 1982
County seat| Montmagny
Government

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• Type| Prefecture
• Prefect| Frédéric Jean
Area

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• Total

| 1,726.5 km2 (666.6 sq mi)
• Land| 1,695.09 km2 (654.48 sq mi)
Population

(2021)[3]

• Total

| 22,481
• Density| 13.3/km2 (34/sq mi)
• Change (2016-21)

|  1.0%
• Dwellings

| 12,256
Time zone| UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−4 (EDT)
Area codes| 418 and 581
Website| www.montmagny.com

Montmagny (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃maɲi] ⓘ) is a regional county municipality (RCM) in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Montmagny is the seat. Its neighbouring RCMs are Bellechasse, Les Etchemins, and L'Islet.

This area was named after Charles de Montmagny, a governor of New France.

## Geography

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Its territory can be divided into three main geographical areas. The first is constituted of the estuary of the Saint Lawrence River and its islands. Second are the plains, which includes the Saint Lawrence Lowlands, which run from east to west and covers the northern portion of the Montmagny RCM, and is characterized by its arable soils. The Appalachians is the final geographic region of the area, taking up approximately 80% of the area. A series of peaks and ledges can be found here, and the Notre Dame Mountains dominate its landscape, which can reach an altitude of up to 850 metres (2,790 ft). Mixed forest covers the south of the RCM.[citation needed]

### Subdivisions

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There are 14 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Cities & Towns (1)

* Montmagny

Municipalities (9)

* Berthier-sur-Mer
* Cap-Saint-Ignace
* Lac-Frontière
* Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire
* Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivière-du-Sud
* Sainte-Lucie-de-Beauregard
* Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud
* Saint-Just-de-Bretenières
* Saint-Paul-de-Montminy

Parishes (4)

* Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues
* Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton
* Saint-Fabien-de-Panet
* Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud

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### Hydrography

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South River and its main tributary, Bras Saint-Nicolas, are two rivers that form the water system that drains into the Saint Lawrence River. To the east of the Notre Dame Mountains, the Daaquam and Northwest Black River feed into the Saint John River of Maine.[citation needed]

## Demographics

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Canada census – Montmagny Regional County Municipality community profile

| 2021| 2016

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Population| 22,481 (-1.0% from 2016)| 22,698 (-0.8% from 2011)
Land area| 1,695.09 km2 (654.48 sq mi)| 1,698.13 km2 (655.65 sq mi)
Population density| 13.3/km2 (34/sq mi)| 13.4/km2 (35/sq mi)
Median age| 52.8 (M: 52.0, F: 54.0)| 51.2 (M: 50.0, F: 52.1)
Private dwellings| 12,256 (total)  10,793 (occupied)| 12,079 (total)  10,421 (occupied)
Median household income| $58,400| $49,649

References: 2021[4] 2016[5]

Historical census populations – Montmagny Regional County Municipality| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1986 | 24,794| —
1991 | 23,667| −4.5%
1996 | 23,794| +0.5%
2001 | 23,438| −1.5%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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2006 | 23,201| −1.0%
2011 | 22,877| −1.4%
2016 | 22,698| −0.8%
2021 | 22,481| −1.0%
Source: Statistics Canada[3]

## Economy

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Generally speaking, the primary activity in the northern part of the RCM is agriculture, while forestry dominates the south. The city of Montmagny, which is home to more than half of the population of the RCM, is the economic centre of the region in which many industrial and commercial activities, and even some of the economic activity in the Côte-du-Sud.

The majority of the businesses can be found along a straight line, several kilometres long, on the Saint Lawrence River (Route 132) and along the Trans-Canada Highway. The other part of the region, which is almost 80% of the area, wherein the main activities are forestry, the gathering of raw materials related to wood, and services, is located in the Appalachians. It has developed recently alongside the service and tourism industries.

A significant proportion of income for the inhabitants is ensured by the manufacturing sector. According to statistics from 1996, more than 30% of the population works in these types of industries. As a whole, the industrial sector is dominated by refineries and traditional manufacturing. Therefore, jobs are concentrated in the areas of wood, furniture, metalworking, textiles, agriculture, and printing.

Finally, the tertiary industries take up more than 2/3 of the workers in the RCM. Wholesale and retail stores are at the forefront of the region's economic activity. Lodging, restaurants, business services, and commercial/personal services, such as health and social services, employ many people of the region.

### Agriculture

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Agriculture plays a significant role in the economic development of the RCM. Even though it takes up less than 10% of the population of the territory, this industry generates income higher than $38 million per year in the region.

Agriculture occupies 190.21 square kilometres (73.44 sq mi), mostly in the fertile Saint Lawrence lowlands. In this area, one may also find the highest population density and the main industrial areas. Forestry dominates the southern part of the RCM, which houses several primary industries, a sparse density, and limited arable land. The forested area of the RCM takes up 1,289.28 square kilometres (497.79 sq mi), some 77% of its territory.

## Transportation

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### Access Routes

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Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[6]

* Autoroutes
* A-20 (TCH)

* Principal Highways
* R-132

* Secondary Highways
* R-204
* R-216
* R-228
* R-283

* External Routes
* None

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## See also

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* List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec

## References

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1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141050". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 180". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. ^ a b c "Montmagny, Municipalité régionale de comté (MRC) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
4. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
5. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
6. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Montmagny Regional County Municipality.

* MRC de Montmagny (in French)

Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories

| L'Île-d'Orléans RCM
St. Lawrence River | La Côte-de-Beaupré RCM
St. Lawrence River | Charlevoix RCM
St. Lawrence River

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Bellechasse RCM |

Montmagny RCM

| L'Islet RCM
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| Les Etchemins RCM |  Aroostook County, Maine

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Administrative divisions of Chaudière-Appalaches  (Region 12)

Regional county municipalities
and equivalent territories|

* L'Islet
* Montmagny
* Bellechasse
* Lévis
* La Nouvelle-Beauce
* Beauce-Centre
* Les Etchemins
* Beauce-Sartigan
* Les Appalaches
* Lotbinière

Municipalities|

* Saint-Pamphile
* Montmagny
* Lévis
* Sainte-Marie
* Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon
* Beauceville
* Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce
* Saint-Georges
* Disraeli (V)
* Thetford Mines

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