Picard, Quebec

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Picard
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Location within Kamouraska RCM
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Picard
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°30′N69°31′W / 47.500°N 69.517°W / 47.500; -69.517 Coordinates: 47°30′N69°31′W / 47.500°N 69.517°W / 47.500; -69.517 [1]
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM Kamouraska
Government
[2]
   Federal riding Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
   Prov. riding Côte-du-Sud
Area
  Total572.20 km2 (220.93 sq mi)
  Land568.10 km2 (219.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [3]
  Total5
  Density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
  Pop 2016-2021
Decrease2.svg 50%
  Dwellings
3
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
HighwaysQc289.svg Route 289

Picard is an unorganized territory in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality. The territory consists of two non-contiguous areas.

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References

  1. Reference number 149555 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 14902 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Picard, Unorganized (NO) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.