Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality

Le Domaine-du-Roy (The King's Domain) is a regional county municipality in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is in Roberval, and it is named for the King of France, who owned the land at the time of the colonization of Quebec.

Le Domaine-du-Roy
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 48°29′N 72°21′W
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionSaguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1983
County seatRoberval
Government
  TypePrefecture
  PrefectYanick Baillargeon
Area
  Total18,713.70 km2 (7,225.40 sq mi)
  Land17,803.47 km2 (6,873.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
  Total31,285
  Density1.8/km2 (5/sq mi)
  Change
(2011–16)
1.8%
  Dwellings
16,549
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.domaineduroy.ca
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