Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality

Les Appalaches
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 46°05′N 71°18′W / 46.083°N 71.300°W / 46.083; -71.300Coordinates: 46°05′N 71°18′W / 46.083°N 71.300°W / 46.083; -71.300[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
Effective January 1, 1982
County seat Thetford Mines
Settlements
Government[2]
  Type Prefecture
  Prefect Ghislain Hamel
Area[2][3]
  Total 1,987.10 km2 (767.22 sq mi)
  Land 1,912.88 km2 (738.57 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 43,120
  Density 22.5/km2 (58/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 0.6%
  Dwellings 22,306
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Website www.mrc
desappalaches.ca

Les Appalaches ((French) Municipalité régionale de comté des Appalaches) is a regional county municipality (RCM) in the Chaudière-Appalaches region in southeastern Quebec, Canada. It was established in 1982 from parts of the historic 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 Regional County Municipality, because of the importance of asbestos mining in the region (amiante is French for "asbestos").

Subdivisions

There are 19 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Cities & Towns (2)

Municipalities (13)

Parishes (4)

Demographics

Population

(Statistics Canada, 2006)

Language

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%

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

Attractions

See also

References



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