L'Érable Regional County Municipality

L'Érable
Regional county municipality

Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°15′N 71°45′W / 46.250°N 71.750°W / 46.250; -71.750Coordinates: 46°15′N 71°45′W / 46.250°N 71.750°W / 46.250; -71.750[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Centre-du-Québec
Effective January 1, 1982
County seat Plessisville
Government[2]
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Sylvain Labrecque
Area[2][3]
 • Total 1,300.70 km2 (502.20 sq mi)
 • Land 1,286.81 km2 (496.84 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 23,366
 • Density 18.2/km2 (47/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 0.9%
 • Dwellings 10,721
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 819
Website www.mrc-erable.qc.ca

L'Érable (Maple) is a regional county municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada. Named for its maple trees, the area is rural in nature and is located 50 km southwest of Quebec City. Its seat is Plessisville.

Subdivisions

There are 11 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Cities & Towns (2)
Municipalities (6)
Parishes (3)

Demographics

Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 22,295 98.11%
English only 105 0.46%
Both English and French 45 0.20%
Other languages 280 1.23%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[4]

  • Autoroutes
    • None

  • External Routes
    • None

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 141075 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 3 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: L'Érable Regional County Municipality
  3. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: L'Érable Regional County Municipality, Quebec
  4. ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map


Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories
Lotbinière RCM
Bécancour RCM Les Appalaches RCM
   L'Érable RCM  
Arthabaska RCM


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