Bécancour Regional County Municipality
Bécancour | |
|---|---|
Location in province of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°19′N 72°11′W / 46.317°N 72.183°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| 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 (2016) | |
• Total | 20,404 |
| • Density | 17.8/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 | 1.6% |
| • Dwellings | 9,947 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 819 |
Bécancour (French pronunciation: [bekɑ̃kuʁ]) is a regional county municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Bécancour.