Arthabaska Regional County Municipality Explained

Arthabaska
Settlement Type:Regional county municipality
Coordinates:45.9167°N -77°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Quebec
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Centre-du-Québec
Established Title:Effective
Established Date:January 1, 1982
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Victoriaville
Government Type:Prefecture
Leader Title:Prefect
Leader Name:Lionel Fréchette
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1910.60
Area Land Km2:1890.18
Population Total:72,014
Population As Of:2016
Population Density Km2:38.1
Population Blank1 Title:Change
2011-2016
Population Blank1: 4.0%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:33,483
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Area Code:819

Arthabaska Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality located in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. Its seat is Victoriaville.

Subdivisions

There are 22 subdivisions within the RCM:

Cities & Towns (4)
Municipalities (13)
Parishes (4)
Townships (1)

Demographics

Mother tongue from 2016 Canadian Census[1]

LanguagePopulationPct (%)
French only69,17597.1%
English only5200.7%
Both English and French2150.3%
Other languages1,3351.9%

Attractions

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[2]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Arthabaska, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec ]. Statistics Canada . November 26, 2019.
  2. http://www.quebec511.gouv.qc.ca/fr/carte_routiere/ Official Transport Quebec Road Map