Arthabaska Regional County Municipality
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| Arthabaska | |
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| Regional county municipality | |
 Location in Quebec |
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Victoriaville |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Lionel Fréchette |
| Area[1][2] | |
| • Total | 1,910.60 km2 (737.69 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,890.18 km2 (729.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 72,014 |
| • Density | 38.1/km2 (99/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 |
 4.0% |
| • Dwellings | 33,483 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Website | www |
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Arthabaska Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality located in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. Its seat is Victoriaville.[1]
Contents
Subdivisions
There are 23 subdivisions within the RCM:[1]
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Demographics
Mother tongue from 2016 Canadian Census[2]
| 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]
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See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Geographic code 390 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
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- ↑ Reference number 141121 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
External links
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Nicolet-Yamaska RCM | Bécancour RCM | L'Érable RCM | |
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