Saint-Marc-des-Carrières
Saint-Marc-des-Carrières | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Sagesse que de Gouverner sans Violence ([it is] wisdom to govern without violence) | |
Location within Portneuf RCM | |
St-Marc-des-Carrières Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°41′N 72°03′W / 46.683°N 72.050°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | Portneuf |
| Settled | 1806 |
| Constituted | October 24, 1918 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maryon Leclerc |
| • Fed. riding | Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier |
| • Prov. riding | Portneuf |
| Area | |
• City | 17.68 km2 (6.83 sq mi) |
| • Land | 17.29 km2 (6.68 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2.61 km2 (1.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• City | 2,901 |
| • Density | 167.8/km2 (435/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,005 |
| • Urban density | 768.6/km2 (1,991/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) | 0.3% |
| • Dwellings | 1,393 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418, 581 |
| Highways | R-363 |
| Website | www |
Saint-Marc-des-Carrières (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁ(k) de kaʁjɛʁ]) is a town in Quebec, Canada, part of Portneuf Regional County Municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region.
The place has earned the title of Rock Capital of Portneuf County because of its rock quarries that have played a significant role in the local economy. Even its name makes reference to these quarries (carrière means "quarry").