Le Granit Regional County Municipality

Le Granit
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 45°35′N 70°53′W / 45.583°N 70.883°W / 45.583; -70.883Coordinates: 45°35′N 70°53′W / 45.583°N 70.883°W / 45.583; -70.883[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
Effective	May 26, 1982
County seat	Lac-Mégantic
Government[2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Maurice Bernier
Area[2][3]
• Total	2,831.80 km2 (1,093.36 sq mi)
• Land	2,734.85 km2 (1,055.93 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	22,259
• Density	8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	0.4%
• Dwellings	12,345
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s)	819
Website	www.mrcgranit.qc.ca

Le Granit (Granite) is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of eastern Quebec, Canada. Located directly south of Quebec City, it borders the region of Chaudière-Appalaches, as well as the US states of New Hampshire and Maine. It is named for its abundance of granite. Created in 1982, Le Granit's seat is Lac-Mégantic.

Subdivisions

There are 20 subdivisions within the RCM:^[2]

Demographics

Population Population trend:[4] Census Population Change (%) 2011 22,259 0.4% 2006 22,342 2.3% 2001 21,830 2.6% 1996 21,287 1.4% 1991 20,993 N/A

Language Mother tongue (2011)[3] Language Population Pct (%) French only 21,630 98.03% English only 255 1.16% English and French 90 0.41% Non-official languages 90 0.41%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:^[5]

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec

References