Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Nicolet-Yamaska
—  Regional County Municipality  —
Quebec
Coordinates (257, rue de Mgr-Courchesne, Nicolet[1]):
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Centre-du-Québec
Incorporated           January 01, 1982
County seat Nicolet
Communities 16
Government[1]
 • Type Prefecture
Area[2]
 • Land 1,007.83 km2 (389.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
 • Total 23,007
 • Density 22.8/km2 (59.1/sq mi)
 • Change (2001-06) 2.0%
 • Dwellings 10,350
Time zone Eastern (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Website www.mrcnicolet-yamaska.qc.ca

Nicolet-Yamaska is a Regional County Municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec in Canada.

The county seat is Nicolet.

Contents

Communities

Demographics

Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 21715 97.49%
English only 225 1.01%
Both English and French 40 0.18%
Other languages 295 1.32%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[3]

  • External Routes
    • None

Bordering Counties

Saint Lawrence River / Maskinongé / Trois-Rivières
Pierre-De Saurel Bécancour
   Nicolet-Yamaska    
Drummond

References

  1. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality
  2. ^ a b 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec
  3. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map

External links

 Administrative divisions of Centre-du-Québec  (Region 17)
Regional county municipalities
and equivalent territories

L'Érable · Bécancour · Arthabaska · Drummond · Nicolet-Yamaska
Municipalities