Le Granit Regional County Municipality
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| Le Granit | |
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| Regional county municipality | |
| Location of Le Granit | |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| Effective | May 26, 1982 |
| County seat | Lac-Mégantic |
| Government[2] | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Maurice Bernier |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • 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 |  0.4% |
| • Dwellings | 12,345 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Website | www |
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.
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Subdivisions
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Demographics
PopulationPopulation trend:[4]
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LanguageMother tongue (2011)[3]
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2.3%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
- ↑ Reference number 141079 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Le Granit Regional County Municipality
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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