Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets
Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets | |
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Location within Bécancour RCM | |
St-Pierre-les-Becquets Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°30′N 72°12′W / 46.500°N 72.200°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | Bécancour |
| Constituted | 22 February 1986 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eric Dupont |
| • Federal riding | Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel |
| • Member | Louis Plamondon (BQ) |
| • Provincial riding | Nicolet-Bécancour |
| • MNA | Donald Martel (CAQ) |
| Area (2021) | |
• Total | 65.10 km2 (25.14 sq mi) |
| • Land | 48.14 km2 (18.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,183 |
| • Density | 24.6/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 4.0% |
| • Dwellings | 627 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | R-132 R-218 |
| Website | www.st-pierre- les-becquets.qc.ca |
Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ le bekɛ]) is a village municipality located in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec, Canada. It is situated on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, approximately 180 km (110 mi) east-northeast of Montreal and 200 km (120 mi) southwest of Quebec City. The village is part of the Bécancour Regional County Municipality and has a population of 1,183 people according to the 2021 Canadian census.