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Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality

Coordinates: 45°28′N 71°32′W / 45.467°N 71.533°W / 45.467; -71.533
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Le Haut-Saint-François
Regional county municipality
Location of Le Haut-Saint-François
Coordinates: 45°28′N 71°32′W / 45.467°N 71.533°W / 45.467; -71.533[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatCookshire-Eaton
Government
[2]
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectNicole Robert
Area
[2][3]
 • Total2,307.50 km2 (890.93 sq mi)
 • Land2,275.88 km2 (878.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total22,065
 • Density9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 1.5%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code819
Websitewww.mrchsf.com

Le Haut-Saint-François (French pronunciation: [lə o sɛ̃ fʁɑ̃swa]; The Upper Saint-François [St. Francis]) is a regional county municipality in southeastern Quebec, Canada in the Estrie region. Its seat is in Cookshire-Eaton, and it is named for the Saint-François River which runs though the RCM.

Subdivisions

There are 14 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 18,740 87.32%
English only 2,140 9.97%
Both English and French 160 0.75%
Other languages 420 1.96%

Transportation

Access Routes

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141077". 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: Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality
  3. ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec
  4. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map



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