Lac-Etchemin is a municipality in and the seat of the Municipalité régionale de comté des Etchemins

Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Les Etchemins is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of eastern Quebec, Canada. Created in 1982, it is named for the Etchemin River which finds its source in the region, as well as Etchemin Lake. Lac-Etchemin is the seat of the RCM. Les Etchemins can be found on the...

 in Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada

Canada

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. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches

Chaudière-Appalaches

Chaudière-Appalaches is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" |the electoral district of Beauce]]). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains....

 region and the population is 4,088 as of 2009. It takes its name from Etchemin Lake, at the centre of the municipality. "Etchemin" means "men, human beings" in Abenaki language

Abenaki language

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Lac-Etchemin is home to winter resort Mont Orignal

Mont Orignal

Mont Orignal is a ski mountain about 100 km south of Quebec City, Canada in the region of Bellechasse near the village of Lac-Etchemin.- Description :...

 and the birthplace of controversial religious Community of the Lady of All Nations

Community of the Lady of All Nations

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History

The area near Etchemin Lake was first described in 1828 by surveyor William Henderson. A few years later, in 1835, the region sees its first settler, Sir Randolph Isham Routh (1782-1858), who was given a land grant of 9000 acres (36 km²) of land for his services to the Crown.

The new municipality of Lac-Etchemin was created in 2001 following the amalgamation of the city of Lac-Etchemin and the parish of Sainte-Germaine-du-Lac-Etchemin.

People linked to Lac-Etchemin

• Joseph-Damase Bégin
  Joseph-Damase Bégin
  Joseph-Damase Bégin, also known as Jos-D. Bégin, was a Canadian politician and an eight-term Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.-Member of the legislature:...
  
  , Quebec politician
• Denis Bernard
  Denis Bernard
  Denis Bernard is a Canadian film, television and theater actor and producer.- Actor :- Producer :- Awards :* Prix Paul-Hébert * Prix Nicky-Roy...
  
  , actor and producer