Les Sources Regional County Municipality

Les Sources is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is the city of Val-des-Sources. Before April 22, 2006 it was known as Asbestos regional county municipality, and before August 1990 it was known as L'Or-Blanc regional county municipality (French: white gold).

"les Sources" redirects here. For other uses, see La Source (disambiguation) and Source (disambiguation).
Les Sources
Regional county municipality
Location of Les Sources
Coordinates: 45°44′N 71°48′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatVal-des-Sources
Government
[2]
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectHugues Grimard
Area
[2][3]
 • Total792.90 km2 (306.14 sq mi)
 • Land787.13 km2 (303.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total14,286
 • Density18.1/km2 (47/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Decrease 3.2%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code819
Websitewww.mrcdessources.com
[4]

The Asbestos strike, a critical part of Quebec's labour history, occurred in the region.

Subdivisions

There are 7 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5][3]

Census Population Change (%)
2016 14,286 Decrease 3.2%
2011 14,756 Increase 2.0%
2006 14,466 Decrease 0.5%
2001 14,535 Decrease 3.1%
1996 15,005 Decrease 2.4%
1991 15,381 N/A

Language

Mother tongue (2016)[3]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 13,485 95.3%
English only 420 3.0%
English and French 90 0.6%
Other languages 150 1.1%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[6]

Attractions
  • Burbank Pond Natural Interpretation Centre (Danville)
  • Asbestos Musical Camp (Val-des-Sources)
  • JM Asbestos Mine Visit (Val-des-Sources)
  • The Little Happiness of Saint-Camille (Saint-Camille)
  • Mineralogical Museum, and Museum Mine History (Val-des-Sources)
  • Mont-Ham full air Centre (Saint-Joseph-de-Ham-Sud)

See also

References
  1. "Reference number 394146 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Les Sources Regional County Municipality". Archived from the original on 2014-09-07. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Les Sources, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Les Sources (Asbestos) Regional County Municipality, Quebec
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. Official Transport Quebec Road Map



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