Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality, Quebec

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Les Appalaches
—  Regional County Municipality  —
Quebec
Location of Les Appalaches in Quebec
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Centre-du-Québec
Incorporated           January 01, 1982
County seat Thetford Mines
Settlements
Government [1]
 - Type Prefecture
Area [2]
 - Land 1,912.56 km2 (738.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
 - Total 43,390
 - Density 22.7/km2 (58.8/sq mi)
 - Change (2001-06) ▲0.3%
 - Dwellings 21,730
Time zone Eastern (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Website www.mrcdesappalaches.ca

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

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[edit] Communities

[edit] Demographics

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%

[edit] Population

(Statistics Canada, 2006)

  • National rank in terms of population: 128
  • Provincial rank in terms of population: 35

[edit] People

  • 99.1% White
  • 0.3% Aboriginal
  • 0.6% Visible Minority

[edit] Attractions

  • Chemins Craig and Gosford Historic Route
  • Serpentine-de-Coleraine Ecological Reserve (Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine)
  • Frontenac National Park (Adstock)
  • Heritage Kinnear's Mills (Kinnear's Mills)
  • Mount Adstock (Adstock)
  • Musée minéralogique et minier de Thetford Mines (Thetford Mines)
  • Thetford Mines Bike Path (Thetford Mines)

[edit] Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[3]

  • Autoroutes
    • None
  • External Routes
    • None

[edit] Bordering Counties

L'Érable Lotbinière Robert-Cliche
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Arthabaska North Beauce-Sartigan
West   Les Appalaches    East
South
Les Sources Le Haut-Saint-François Le Granit

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality
  2. ^ a b 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: L'Amiante Regional County Municipality, Quebec
  3. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map


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Flag of Quebec Administrative divisions of Chaudière-Appalaches  (Region 12)
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Coordinates: 46°05′N 71°18′W / 46.083°N 71.3°W / 46.083; -71.3

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