Les Sources Regional County Municipality

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Les Sources
Regional county municipality
Quebec MRC Les Sources location map.svg
Coordinates: 45°44′N71°48′W / 45.733°N 71.800°W / 45.733; -71.800 [1]
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Region Estrie
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seat Val-des-Sources
Government
[2]
 • Type Prefecture
 • PrefectHugues Grimard
Area
[2] [3]
 • Total792.90 km2 (306.14 sq mi)
 • Land787.13 km2 (303.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [3]
 • Total14,286
 • Density18.1/km2 (47/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Decrease2.svg 3.2%
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code 819
Website www.mrcdessources.com
[4]

Les Sources is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is the city of Val-des-Sources. Before April 22, 2006 it was known as Asbestos regional county municipality, and before August 1990 it was known as L'Or-Blanc regional county municipality (French : white gold).

Contents

The Asbestos strike, a critical part of Quebec's labour history, occurred in the region.

Subdivisions

There are 7 subdivisions within the RCM: [2]

Demographics

Population

Population trend: [5] [3]

CensusPopulationChange (%)
201614,286Decrease2.svg 3.2%
201114,756Increase2.svg 2.0%
200614,466Decrease2.svg 0.5%
200114,535Decrease2.svg 3.1%
199615,005Decrease2.svg 2.4%
199115,381N/A

Language

Mother tongue (2016) [3]

LanguagePopulationPct (%)
French only13,48595.3%
English only4203.0%
English and French900.6%
Other languages1501.1%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: [6]

Attractions

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 394146". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Les Sources Regional County Municipality". Archived from the original on 2014-09-07. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Les Sources, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  4. ↑ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Les Sources (Asbestos) Regional County Municipality, Quebec
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map



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