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L'Érable Regional County Municipality

Coordinates: 46°15′N 71°45′W / 46.250°N 71.750°W / 46.250; -71.750
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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
 • Total
1,300.70 km2 (502.20 sq mi)
 • Land1,287.86 km2 (497.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
23,425
 • 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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L'Érable (French pronunciation: [leʁabl], 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.

Subdivisions

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There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

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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

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Access Routes

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

See also

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References

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  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