Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Les Appalaches ((French) Municipalité régionale de comté des Appalachesis) is a regional county municipality (RCM) in southeastern Quebec, Canada, in Chaudière-Appalaches. It was established in 1982 from parts of the counties of Beauce, Frontenac, Mégantic, and Wolfe. The county seat and largest city is Thetford Mines.
The name of the RCM is linked to its location in the Appalachian Mountains with mounts Adstock, Caribou, Oak, and Saint-Adrien being the highest. Until 2008, it was known as L'Amiante RCM, because of the importance of asbestos mining in the region.
Communities
Demographics
Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census
| Language |
Population |
Pct (%) |
| French only |
41,150 |
96.98% |
| English only |
585 |
1.38% |
| Both English and French |
205 |
0.48% |
| Other languages |
490 |
1.16% |
Population
(Statistics Canada, 2006)
- National rank in terms of population: 128
- Provincial rank in terms of population: 35
People
- 99.1% White
- 0.3% Aboriginal
- 0.6% Visible Minority
Attractions
- Chemins Craig and Gosford Historic Route
- Serpentine-de-Coleraine Ecological Reserve (Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine)
- Frontenac National Park (Adstock)
- Heritage Kinnear's Mills (Kinnear's Mills)
- Mount Adstock (Adstock)
- Musée minéralogique et minier de Thetford Mines (Thetford Mines)
- Thetford Mines Bike Path (Thetford Mines)
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[3]
Bordering Counties
See also
References