Lac-Saint-Jean-Est is a regional county municipality in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Alma. In 2016, 99.3% reported that they spoke French most often at home, according to the census.[3]

Lac-Saint-Jean-Est
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 48°33′N 71°39′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Effective	January 1, 1982
County seat	Alma
Government [2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	André Paradis
Area [2][3]
• Total	2,917.10 km2 (1,126.30 sq mi)
• Land	2,779.97 km2 (1,073.35 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	52,741
• Density	19.0/km2 (49/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	0.4%
• Dwellings	25,450
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Website	www.mrclacsaintjeanest.qc.ca

Subdivisions

There are 18 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Population

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, Quebec[9][3]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		52,080		51,520	0.3%	98.92%		180	21.7%	0.44%		95	11.8%	0.18%		285	83.9%	0.55%
2011		51,835		51,365	2.7%	99.09%		230	24.3%	0.44%		85	88.9%	0.16%		155	61.3%	0.30%
2006		50,630		50,000	1.0%	98.76%		185	15.9%	0.37%		45	59.1%	0.08%		400	247.8%	0.79%
2001		50,935		50,490	1.6%	99.13%		220	12.8%	0.43%		110	29.4%	0.22%		115	21.1%	0.23%
1996		51,685		51,310	n/a	99.27%		195	n/a	0.38%		85	n/a	0.16%		95	n/a	0.18%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[10]

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec

References

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