La Pocatière
La Pocatière (French pronunciation: [la pɔkatjɛʁ]) is a town in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada.
La Pocatière | |
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Location within Kamouraska RCM | |
La Pocatière Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°22′N 70°02′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Kamouraska |
| Settled | 1672 |
| Constituted | January 1, 1960 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sylvain Hudon |
| • Federal riding | Montmagny—L'Islet— Kamouraska—Rivière- du-Loup |
| • Prov. riding | Côte-du-Sud |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.30 km2 (7.84 sq mi) |
| • Land | 21.73 km2 (8.39 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,266 |
| • Density | 196.3/km2 (508/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 | 6.8% |
| • Dwellings | 2,137 |
| Demonyms | Pocatois, Pocatoise |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0R 1Z0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways A-20 (TCH) | R-132 R-230 |
| Website | www |
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