Les Sources Regional County Municipality

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Les Sources
Regional county municipality
Location of Les Sources
Coordinates: 45°44′N 71°48′W / 45.733°N 71.800°W / 45.733; -71.800[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatVal-des-Sources
Government
[2]
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectHugues Grimard
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
792.90 km2 (306.14 sq mi)
 • Land787.13 km2 (303.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
14,286
 • Density18.1/km2 (47/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Decrease 3.2%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code819
Websitewww.mrcdessources.com
[4]

Les Sources (French pronunciation: [le suʁs]) is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is the city of Val-des-Sources. Before April 22, 2006 it was known as Asbestos regional county municipality, and before August 1990 it was known as L'Or-Blanc regional county municipality (French: white gold).

The Asbestos strike, a critical part of Quebec's labour history, occurred in the region.

Subdivisions

There are 7 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5][3]

Census Population Change (%)
2016 14,286 Decrease 3.2%
2011 14,756 Increase 2.0%
2006 14,466 Decrease 0.5%
2001 14,535 Decrease 3.1%
1996 15,005 Decrease 2.4%
1991 15,381 N/A

Language

Mother tongue (2016)[3]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 13,485 95.3%
English only 420 3.0%
English and French 90 0.6%
Other languages 150 1.1%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[6]

Attractions

  • Burbank Pond Natural Interpretation Centre (Danville)
  • Asbestos Musical Camp (Val-des-Sources)
  • JM Asbestos Mine Visit (Val-des-Sources)
  • The Little Happiness of Saint-Camille (Saint-Camille)
  • Mineralogical Museum, and Museum Mine History (Val-des-Sources)
  • Mont-Ham full air Centre (Saint-Joseph-de-Ham-Sud)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 394146". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b c "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Les Sources Regional County Municipality". Archived from the original on 2014-09-07. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  3. ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Les Sources, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  4. ^ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Les Sources (Asbestos) Regional County Municipality, Quebec
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map