Drummond Regional County Municipality
Appearance
Drummond | |
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Coordinates: 45°53′N 72°29′W / 45.883°N 72.483°W[1] | |
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Province | ![]() |
Region | Centre-du-Québec |
Effective | January 1, 1982 |
County seat | Drummondville |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Jean-Pierre Vallée |
Area | |
• Total | 1,627.20 km2 (628.27 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,600.62 km2 (618.00 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 98,681 |
• Density | 61.7/km2 (160/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 45,249 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code | 819 |
Website | www |
Drummond is a regional county municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Drummondville.
Subdivisions
There are 18 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census
Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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French only | 87140 | 95.70% |
English only | 1165 | 1.28% |
Both English and French | 275 | 0.30% |
Other languages | 2475 | 2.72% |
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[4]
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See also
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141104". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Drummond Regional County Municipality
- ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Drummond Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map