Le Granit Regional County Municipality

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Le Granit
—  Regional county municipality  —
Coordinates: 45°35′N 70°53′W / 45.583°N 70.883°W / 45.583; -70.883Coordinates: 45°35′N 70°53′W / 45.583°N 70.883°W / 45.583; -70.8831
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Estrie
Effective May 26, 1982
County seat Lac-Mégantic
Government2
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Maurice Bernier
Area23
 • Total 2,831.80 km2 (1,093.36 sq mi)
 • Land 2,734.85 km2 (1,055.93 sq mi)
Population (2011)3
 • Total 22,259
 • Density 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 0.4%
 • Dwellings 12,345
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s) 819
Website www.mrcgranit.qc.ca

Le Granit (Granite) is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of eastern Quebec, Canada. Located directly south of Quebec City, it borders the region of Chaudière-Appalaches, as well as the US states of New Hampshire and Maine. It is named for its abundance of granite. Created in 1982, Le Granit's seat is Lac-Mégantic.

Contents

Subdivisions

There are 20 subdivisions within the RCM:2

Cities & Towns (1)
Municipalities (15)
Parishes (2)
Townships (2)

Demographics

Population

Population trend:4

Census Population Change (%)
2011 22,259 Decrease 0.4%
2006 22,342 Increase 2.3%
2001 21,830 Increase 2.6%
1996 21,287 Increase 1.4%
1991 20,993 N/A

Language

Mother tongue (2011)3

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 21,630 98.03%
English only 255 1.16%
English and French 90 0.41%
Non-official languages 90 0.41%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:5

  • Autoroutes
    • None

See also

References

  1. ^ Reference number 141079 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ^ a b c Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Le Granit Regional County Municipality
  3. ^ a b c 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Quebec
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map


Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories
Les Appalaches RCM Beauce-Sartigan RCM
Le Haut-Saint-François RCM  United States
Maine Somerset County, Maine
  Le Granit  
 United States
New Hampshire Coos County, New Hampshire		  United States
Maine Oxford County, Maine		  United States
Maine Franklin County, Maine


Quebec Administrative divisions of Estrie  (Region 05)
Regional county municipalities
and equivalent territories
Municipalities