| Bécancour | |
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| Regional county municipality | |
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Location in province of Quebec. |
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| Coordinates: 46°19′N 72°11′W / 46.317°N 72.183°WCoordinates: 46°19′N 72°11′W / 46.317°N 72.183°W | |
| Country |
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| Province |
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| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Bécancour |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Poste vacant |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,231.30 km2 (475.41 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,144.67 km2 (441.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 20,081 |
| • Density | 17.5/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
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| • Dwellings | 9,513 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
Bécancour is a regional county municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Bécancour.
There are 12 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:
Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: