Arthabaska Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arthabaska Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality located in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. Its seat is Victoriaville.[2]
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Arthabaska | |
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Coordinates: 45°55′N 72°05′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Centre-du-Québec |
Effective | January 1, 1982 |
County seat | Victoriaville |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Lionel Fréchette |
Area | |
• Total | 1,910.60 km2 (737.69 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,890.18 km2 (729.80 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 72,014 |
• Density | 38.1/km2 (99/sq mi) |
• Change 2011-2016 | 4.0% |
• Dwellings | 33,483 |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Area code | 819 |
Website | www |
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Subdivisions
There are 22 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Mother tongue from 2016 Canadian Census[3]
Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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French only | 69,175 | 97.1% |
English only | 520 | 0.7% |
Both English and French | 215 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 1,335 | 1.9% |
Attractions
- Cinq-Chicots School of the Row (Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska)
- LaPierre Mill (Norbertville)
- Laurier Museum (Victoriaville)
- Marie-Victorin Park (Kingsey Falls)
- Postes Pavilion Hotel (Victoriaville)
- Rivière Nicolet Trout Fishing Post (Notre-Dame-de-Ham)
- Saint-Michel Mountain (Victoriaville)
- St-Médard Church (1874) (Warwick)
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[5]
See also
References
External links
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