Les Sources Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Les Sources
—  Regional County Municipality  —
Quebec
Coordinates (309, rue Chassé, Asbestos): 45°46′18″N 71°56′10″W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
Incorporated	January 1, 1982
County seat	Asbestos
Communities	7
Government
• Type	Prefecture
Area
• Land	785.95 km2 (303.5 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	14,466
• Density	18.4/km2 (47.7/sq mi)
• Change (2001-06)	0.5%
• Dwellings	6,925
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Website	www.mrcdessources.com

Les Sources Regional County Municipality is located in Central Quebec, Canada. The regional county municipality seat is the city of Asbestos. The name changed on April 22, 2006 from Asbestos Regional County Municipality.

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

Communities

• Cities & Towns
  • Asbestos
  • Danville

• Municipalities
  • Saint-Adrien
  • Saint-Georges-de-Windsor
  • Wotton

• Parish municipalities
  • Saint-Joseph-de-Ham-Sud

• Township municipalities
  • Saint-Camille

Attractions

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

Demographics

(Statistics Canada, 2001)

• Population: 14,535
• Population change (1996-2001): -3.1
• Dwellings: 3,375
• Area (km²): 785.96
• Density (per km²): 18.5
• National rank in terms of population: 583
• Provincial rank in terms of population: 175

Access Routes

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

• Autoroutes
  • None

• Principal Highways
  • Route 116

• Secondary Highways
  • Route 216
  • Route 249
  • Route 255
  • Route 257

• External Routes
  • None

External links

• MRC des Sources.
• Tourisme dans La MRC des Sources
• Portail Régional