Acton Regional County Municipality, Quebec

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Acton
—  Regional County Municipality  —
Quebec
Coordinates (1037, rue Beaugrand, Acton Vale): 45°38′57″N 72°33′56″W / 45.64917°N 72.56556°W / 45.64917; -72.56556
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
Incorporated January 01, 1982
County seat Acton Vale
Communities 8
Government [1]
 - Type Prefecture
Area [2]
 - Land 580.37 km2 (224.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
 - Total 15,289
 - Density 26.3/km2 (68.1/sq mi)
 - Change (2001-06) ▲0.8%
 - Dwellings 6,727
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Website www.mrcacton.qc.ca

Acton Regional County Municipality is located in Central Quebec. The Regional County Municipality Seat is Acton Vale.

Founded in 1982, the Acton Regional County Municipality is made up of eight smaller municipalities containing a little fewer than 16,000 people. The average population density is 27.4 per square kilometre. About half of the population is concentrated in the town of Acton Vale.[3]

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[edit] Communities

The Acton Regional County Municipality uses the term "municipalité" (municipality) for each of its eight members.[3] The original terms "town", "village", "canton", and "parish" are still commonly used. Sometimes, unofficially, the word "town" or "village" may be used to describe the built-up area within the municipality.

[edit] Attractions and Other Areas

La Campagnarde Trail

[edit] Demographics

Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 14,475 96.53%
English only 145 0.97%
Both English and French 95 0.63%
Other languages 280 1.87%

[edit] Access Routes

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

  • External Routes:
    • None

[edit] Bordering counties

Drummond
Les Maskoutains North Le Val-Saint-François
West   Acton    East
South
La Haute-Yamaska

[edit] References

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

[edit] External links

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Quebec Administrative divisions of Montérégie  (Region 16)
Regional county municipalities
and equivalent territories
Major1 municipalities
Administrative divisions of Quebec
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