Amherst, Quebec

Amherst
Amherst
Township municipality
	Road 323 in Amherst
	Location within Les Laurentides RCM.
	Amherst Location in central Quebec.
	Coordinates: 46°03′N 74°46′W / 46.050°N 74.767°W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	Les Laurentides
Constituted	March 9, 1887
Named for	Jeffery Amherst
Government
• Mayor	Bernard Lapointe
• Federal riding	Laurentides—Labelle
• Prov. riding	Labelle
Area
• Total	249.40 km2 (96.29 sq mi)
• Land	227.86 km2 (87.98 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,728
• Density	7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	16.4%
• Dwellings	1,613
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0T 2L0 & J0T 2T0
Area code	819
Highways	R-323 ; R-364
Website	www.municipalite.; amherst.qc.ca

Amherst is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.

The village of Vendée is also located within the municipality.

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