Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality

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Le Val-Saint-François
—  Regional county municipality  —
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°34′N 72°01′W / 45.567°N 72.017°W / 45.567; -72.017Coordinates: 45°34′N 72°01′W / 45.567°N 72.017°W / 45.567; -72.0171
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Estrie
Effective May 26, 1982
County seat Richmond
Government2
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Claude Boucher
Area23
 • Total 1,416.60 km2 (546.95 sq mi)
 • Land 1,403.96 km2 (542.07 sq mi)
Population (2011)3
 • Total 29,654
 • Density 21.1/km2 (55/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 2.2%
 • Dwellings 13,640
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s) 819
Website www.val-saint-francois.qc.ca

Le Val-Saint-François is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Richmond.

Contents

Subdivisions

There are 18 subdivisions within the RCM:2

Cities & Towns (3)
Municipalities (8)
Parishes (2)
Townships (3)
Villages (2)

Demographics

Population

Population trend:4

Census Population Change (%)
2011 29,654 Increase 2.2%
2006 29,023 Increase 2.3%
ADJ 28,383 (+) Increase 0.7%
2001 28,176 Increase 0.1%
ADJ 28,143 (+) Decrease 15.8%
1996 33,422 Increase 3.5%
1991 32,304 N/A

ADJ = adjusted figure due to boundary changes.

Language

Mother tongue (2011)3

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 26,800 91.1%
English only 2,155 7.3%
Both English and French 260 0.9%
Non-official languages 190 0.6%

Transportation

Access Routes

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

  • External Routes
    • None

See also

References

  1. ^ Reference number 141065 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 Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality.
  3. ^ a b c 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec.
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map.


Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories
Drummond RCM Les Sources RCM
Acton RCM Le Haut-Saint-François RCM
  Le Val-Saint-François RCM  
La Haute-Yamaska RCM Memphrémagog RCM Sherbrooke TE


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