Lac-Etchemin, Quebec

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

46°24′N 70°30′W / 46.400°N 70.500°W / 46.400; -70.500^[1]Country

CanadaProvince

QuebecRegionChaudière-AppalachesRCMLes EtcheminsConstitutedOctober 10, 2001Government

^[2]

• MayorHarold Gagnon • Federal riding Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis • Prov. ridingBellechasseArea

^[2]^[3]

• Municipality161.60 km² (62.39 sq mi) • Land157.22 km² (60.70 sq mi) • Urban

1.65 km² (0.64 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[3]

• Municipality4,028 • Density25.6/km² (66/sq mi) • Urban

1,769 • Urban density1,072.1/km² (2,777/sq mi) • Pop 2016-2021

5.4% • Dwellings

2,075Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

G0R 1S0

Area code(s)418 and 581Highways

R-276

R-277Websitewww.municipalite.
lac-etchemin.qc.ca

Lac-Etchemin is a municipality in and the seat of the Municipalité régionale de comté des Etchemins in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 4,028 as of 2021. It takes its name from Etchemin Lake, at the centre of the municipality. "Etchemin" means "men, human beings" in Abenaki language.

Lac-Etchemin is home to winter resort Mont Orignal and the birthplace of controversial religious Community of the Lady of All Nations.

History

The area near Etchemin Lake was first described in 1828 as lovely by the surveyor Emmanuel. A few years later, in 1835, the region sees its first settler, Commissary General Sir Randolph Isham Routh KCB (1782–1858), who was given a land grant of 9,000 acres (36 km²) for his services to the Crown.

The new municipality of Lac-Etchemin was created in 2001 following the amalgamation of the city of Lac-Etchemin and the parish of Sainte-Germaine-du-Lac-Etchemin.

People linked to Lac-Etchemin

Joseph-Damase Bégin, Quebec politician
Denis Bernard, actor and producer
Marie-Michèle Gagnon, World Cup alpine ski racer

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 372118". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 28053". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ ^a ^b "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Lac-Etchemin, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.