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Bécancour is a regional county municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Bécancour.[2]

Bécancour
Regional county municipality
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°19′N 72°11′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Centre-du-Québec
Effective	January 1, 1982
County seat	Bécancour
Government [2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Poste vacant
Area [2][3]
• Total	1,231.30 km2 (475.41 sq mi)
• Land	1,144.67 km2 (441.96 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	20,404
• Density	17.8/km2 (46/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	1.6%
• Dwellings	9,947
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	819
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Subdivisions

There are 12 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Mother tongue from 2016 Canadian Census[3]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	19,550	97.9%
English only	155	0.8%
Both English and French	65	0.3%
Other languages	205	1.0%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[5]

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec

References

External links

• Official Bécancour Web Site

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