Métabetchouan–Lac-à-la-Croix
Métabetchouan–Lac-à-la-Croix | |
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Métabetchouan –Lac-à-la-Croix Location in Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°26′N 71°52′W / 48.433°N 71.867°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| RCM | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est |
| Settled | 1861 |
| Constituted | January 6, 1999 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | André Fortin |
| • Federal riding | Lac-Saint-Jean |
| • Prov. riding | Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Area | |
• City | 193.80 km2 (74.83 sq mi) |
| • Land | 187.49 km2 (72.39 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2.52 km2 (0.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• City | 4,121 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,222 |
| • Urban density | 882.5/km2 (2,286/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 3.4% |
| • Dwellings | 2,075 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-169 R-170 |
| Website | www.ville. metabetchouan.qc.ca |
Métabetchouan–Lac-à-la-Croix is a city in Quebec, Canada, in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region.
The city consists of the population centres of Métabetchouan, on the shores of Lac Saint-Jean at the mouth of the small Couchepaganiche River, and Lac-à-la-Croix, a few kilometres to the east on Cross Lake.