L'Érable Regional County Municipality

L'Érable (Maple) is a regional county municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada. Named for its maple trees, the area is rural in nature and is located 50 km southwest of Quebec City. Its seat is Plessisville.

L'Érable
Location in province of Quebec.
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°15′N 71°45′W / 46.250°N 71.750°W / 46.250; -71.750[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatPlessisville
Government
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectSylvain Labrecque
Area
 • Total1,300.70 km2 (502.20 sq mi)
 • Land1,287.86 km2 (497.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total23,425
 • Density18.2/km2 (47/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Increase 0.3%
 • Dwellings
11,315
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code819
Websitewww.mrc-erable.qc.ca
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Subdivisions edit

There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics edit

Mother tongue from 2016 Canadian Census[3]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 22,735 98.3%
English only 150 0.6%
Both English and French 50 0.2%
Other languages 200 0.9%

Transportation edit

Access Routes edit

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

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141075". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b c "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: L'Érable Regional County Municipality". Archived from the original on 2014-11-08. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  3. ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census: L'Érable, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  4. ^ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: L'Érable Regional County Municipality, Quebec
  5. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map