Kamouraska () is a regional county municipality in eastern Quebec, Canada. The regional county municipality seat is Saint-Pascal, but the largest town is La Pocatière.
The area is an important research, development and education centre for agriculture. Factories in the region produce metal products and public transportation equipment. One of the people instrumental in settling and developing this area was Pascal Taché, an early seigneur.
The name "Kamouraska" comes from an Algonquin word meaning "where rushes grow at the water's edge". 'Kamouraska' comes from the Abenaki, ska moraskua, which means "birch bark here", "there is some white birch bark". This sort of birch bark is used for making canoes and wigwams.
Geography Adjacent counties and municipalities Aroostook County, Maine – southeast L'Islet Regional County Municipality, Quebec – southwest
Subdivisions There are 17 subdivisions within the RCM:
Cities & Towns (2) La Pocatière Saint-Pascal
Municipalities (11) Kamouraska Mont-Carmel Rivière-Ouelle Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska Saint-André-de-Kamouraska Saint-Bruno-de-Kamouraska Saint-Denis-De La Bouteillerie Sainte-Hélène-de-Kamouraska Saint-Gabriel-Lalemant Saint-Germain-de-Kamouraska Saint-Pacôme
Parishes (2) Saint-Joseph-de-Kamouraska Saint-Philippe-de-Néri
Unorganized Territory (2) Petit-Lac-Sainte-Anne Picard
Transportation
Access routes Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:Official Transport Quebec Road Map
Autoroutes
Principal Highways
Secondary Highways
External Routes None
See also List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec
References
External links Kamouraska Regional County Municipality Official site