Montmagny, Quebec
Montmagny | |
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Location within Montmagny RCM | |
| Coordinates: 46°59′N 70°33′W / 46.983°N 70.550°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Montmagny |
| Constituted | April 2, 1966 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marc Laurin |
| • Fed. riding | Montmagny—L'Islet— Kamouraska—Rivière- du-Loup |
| • Prov. riding | Côte-du-Sud |
| Area | |
• Total | 145.51 km2 (56.18 sq mi) |
| • Land | 124.44 km2 (48.05 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6.73 km2 (2.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 10,999 |
| • Density | 88.4/km2 (229/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 8,881 |
| • Urban density | 1,318.7/km2 (3,415/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) | 2.3% |
| • Dwellings | 5,801 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways A-20 (TCH) | R-132 R-228 R-283 |
| Website | www |
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Montmagny (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃maɲi] ⓘ) is a city in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality within the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. It is the county seat and had a population, as of the 2021 Canadian census, of 10,999.
The city is on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of Quebec City, and was founded more than 350 years ago. It is Canada's Snow Goose Capital, and festivals include the International Accordion Festival in September and the Festival of the Snow Geese in October.
The city was named after Charles de Montmagny, the first to have the title of governor of New France; Samuel de Champlain was commander in chief.
Montmagny was the county seat of the former Montmagny County.